Hyrum Sutton

“It is ever so with the things that Men begin: there is a frost in Spring, or a blight in Summer, and they fail of their promise.'
'yet seldom do they fail of their seed.' said Legolas. 'And that will lie in the dust and rot to spring up again in times and places unlooked for”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King Jigsaw Book

“There is nothing so good and lovely as when man and wife in their home dwell together in unity of mind and disposition.”
― Homer, The Odyssey

“But they had really much to be thankful for, had they thought of it, though it could hardly be expected that they should, just then.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

“The window closed. They waited. Suddenly another voice spoke, low and melodious, its very sound an enchantment. Those who listened unwarily to that voice could seldom report the words that they heard; and if they did, they won-dered, for little power remained in them. Mostly they remembered only that it was a delight to hear the voice speaking, all that it said seemed wise and reasonable, and desire awoke in them by swift agreement to seem wise themselves. When others spoke they seemed harsh and uncouth by contrast; and if they gainsaid the voice, anger was kindled in the hearts of those under the spell. For some the spell lasted only while the voice spoke to them, and when it spoke to another they smiled, as men do who see through a juggler's trick while others gape at it. For many the sound of the voice alone was enough to hold them enthralled; but for those whom it conquered the spell endured when they were far away, and ever they heard that soft voice whispering and urging them. But none were unmoved; none rejected its pleas and its commands without an effort of mind and will, so long as its master had control of it.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers