Mattie

“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

“It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings