"Love not too well the work of..." - Quote by J R R Tolkien

“There was a fire in the wide hearth before them, and it was burning with a sweet smell, as if it were built of apple-wood.”

“It is the way of my people to use light words at such times and say less than they mean. We fear to say too much. It robs us of the right words when a jest is out of place.”

“Adventures make one late for supper.”

“Action is hope. There is no hope without action.”

“Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.”

“You can only come to the morning through the shadows.”

“The reason for great distress is the body. Without it, what distress could there be?”

“The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, person and family history, belief systems, and often nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you.”

“Attachment comes only where we expect a return.”