Maria

“Books may well be the only true magic.”
― Alice Hoffman

“It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

“Where did you go to, if I may ask?' said Thorin to Gandalf as they rode along.
To look ahead,' said he.
And what brought you back in the nick of time?'
Looking behind,' said he.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”
― Kahlil Gibran