"He stands not alone. You would die..." - Quote by J R R Tolkien

“he was for long my only audience... Only from him did I ever get the idea that my ‘stuff’ could be more than a private hobby. But for his interest and unceasing eagerness for more I should never have brought The L. of the R. to a conclusion.”

“There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark.”

“I will not walk backward in life.”

“Let your home be you mast and not your anchor.”

“Good friends walk in when the old ones walk out.”

“Then you came along and helped me believe in myself again.”

“If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.”

“No police or military in the world can protect people who are cowards.”

“There's no way I would want to hurt him or bust him up. That's why, for the sake of the family as well as himself, I will take him out in the opening round.”