Martin Keith

“That, I guess, is the language of the Rohirrim," the Elf commented, "for it is like to this land itself; rich and rolling in part, and else hard and stern as the mountains. But I cannot guess what it means, save that it is laden with the sadness of mortal men.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

“I actually read history. It’s like reading prophecy, you know.”
― James S.A. Corey, Persepolis Rising

“I absolutely believe that people are more good on balance than bad,” he said. “All the wars and all of the cruelty and all of the violence. I’m not looking away from any of that, and I still think there’s something beautiful about being what we are. History is soaked in blood. The future probably will be too. But for every atrocity, there’s a thousand small kindnesses that no one noticed. A hundred people who spent their lives loving and caring for each other. A few moments of real grace.”
― James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Falls

“When Joseph died on September 21, 1904, the agency physician reported the cause of death as “a broken heart.”
― Dee Brown, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West