knordstrom quoted The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien
"In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in …
Of course being a writer I should like to see my words printed; but there they are. For me the chief thing is that I feel that the whole matter is now 'exorcised', and rides me no more. I can turn now to other things...
— The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien (Page 206)
A quote of JRR Tolkien (added by Christopher Tolkien) about his feeling as to have finished writing The Lord of the Ring and having already completed The Silmarillion what it was like to have finally primarily told his story despite them not having been published yet.