Susan Marshall

“He who has no dreams, let him go to a beautiful forest to have many!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Roads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shone,
By streams that never find the sea;
Over snow by winter sown,
And through merry flowers of June,
Over grass and under stone,
And under mountains in the moon.
Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

“The rich smell of the rose was almost visible; I fancied it lent a rosy edge to the shadows cast by the firelight.”
― Robin McKinley, Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast

“Historically, rose petals were valued for their medicinal qualities than their aesthetic qualities. Rose has antidepressant properties.”
― Amy Leigh Mercree, The Mood Book: Crystals, Oils, and Rituals to Elevate Your Spirit