Matthew Ryenbakken

“For he was a gentle heart and a great king and kept his oaths; and he rose out of the shadows to a last fair morning.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

“There are two kinds of strength. Power and the ability to wield it is obvious, but resilience, the ability to resist power, is the other.”
― Raymond E. Feist, Magician's End

“It was as if they stood at the window of some elven-tower, curtained with threaded jewels of silver and gold, and ruby, sapphire and amethyst, all kindled with an unconsuming fire.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

“We’re forced into absurd lives, against which the only sane response is to wage a guerrilla operation of humour and lust and madness.”
― Charles Bukowski, Post Office