Emily

“Speak little, do much.”
― Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

“Actually I am a Christian, and indeed a Roman Catholic, so that I do not expect 'history' to be anything but a 'long defeat' - though it contains (and in a legend may contain more clearly and movingly) some samples or glimpses of final victory. (Letter #195)”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

“the most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticised.”
― Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S Grant

“I wrote The Lord of the Rings because I wished ‘to try my hand at a really long story that would hold the attention of readers, amuse them, delight them, and at times maybe excite them or deeply move them.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien