Where are Haldad my father, and Haldad my brother? If the king of Doriath fears a friendship between Haleth and those who have devoured her kin, then the ways of the Eldar are strange to Men.

All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others.

Shall we mourn here deedless forever a shadow-folk mist-haunting dropping vain tears in the thankless sea

But he that sows lies in the end shall not lack of a harvest, and soon he may rest from toil indeed, while others reap and sow in his stead.

Nightingales sang about her wherever she went.

The love of Arda was set in your hearts by Ilúvatar, and he does not plant to no purpose.

Many are the strange chances of the world, ' said Mithrandir, 'and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.

When I cannot see words curling like rings of smoke round me I am in darkness—I am nothing.

My eye sees sacred things.

I can't cook to save my life but I can bake a flour-less chocolate-hazelnut tort with a spicy caramel sauce.

If the butterfly wings its way to the sweet light that attracts it, it's only because it doesn't know that the fire can consume it.

When someone tells me that 'the Almighty told me to do this', I want to see the transcript.

Violence against judges and threats of violence against Judges is on the rise and it is no laughing matter. When leaders attempt to rationalize this violence, it only makes the problem worse.

I climb, I backtrack. I float. I ramble my way home.

Each book needs a good beginning and a good ending. People get pissed off when you don't close things off properly at the end.

I like being surrounded by great people.

I literally hate working out.