"Venice seemed incredibly lovely, elvishly lovely--to me..." - Quote by J R R Tolkien

“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.”

“It [discovering Finnish] was like discovering a wine-cellar filled with bottles of amazing wine of a kind and flavour never tasted before. It quite intoxicated me.”

“So fair, so cold; like a morning of pale spring still clinging to winter's chill.”

“Happiness and beauty are by-products. Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty.”

“Tread Lightly, she is near Under the snow, Speak gently, she can hear The daisies grow.”

“What a strange vanity painting is; it attracts admiration by resembling the original, we do not admire.”

“One siupreme fact which I have discovered is that it is not willpower, but fantasy and imagination that ceates. Imagination is the creative force. Imagination creates reality.”

“I desired dragons with a profound desire.”

“I don't want the public to see the world they live in while they're in the Park (Disneyland). I want to feel they're in another world.”