Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinkingJ. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien (Wikipedia)John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (/ˈruːl ˈtɒlkiːn/, ROOL TOL-keen; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.