Fantasy (in this sense) is, I think, not a lower but a higher form of …

J. R. R. Tolkien
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Fantasy (in this sense) is, I think, not a lower but a higher form of Art, indeed the most nearly pure form, and so (when achieved) the most potent. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). Tales from the Perilous Realm, p.302, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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