Esther

“Look, how this ring encompasseth thy finger,
Even so thy breast encloseth my poor heart; Wear both of them, for both of them are thine.”
― William Shakespeare

“A long time ago we stirred up the depths, but that is over. In other words...in those days we made history; now you make politics. That's the whole difference.”
― Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon

“There is no real going back. Though I may come to the Shire, it will not seem the same; for I shall not be the same. I am wounded with knife, sting, and tooth, and a long burden. Where shall I find rest?”
― J.R.R. Tolkien