the lord of the rings

j.r.r. tolkien

Not all those who wander are lost

into the wild

john krakauer

Careers were demeaning “twentieth-century inventions,” more of a liability than an asset, and that he would do fine without one, thank you

into the wild

john krakauer

I have lived through much, and now I think I have found what is needed for happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one’s neighbor - such is my idea of happiness

the lord of the rings

j.r.r. tolkien

I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.