I would never see him again. But as I watched the tunnel race before my eyes, I was certain of one thing: I did trust him. Now I had only to trust in myself.

Knowledge is dangerous. Once you know something, you can't get rid of it. You have to carry it. Always.

I looked at him and he looked at me. A moment. A choice. My choice. His choice.

I fell even more deeply in love with Tolkiens legendarium after studying Old English literature at uni, as I got a sense of the historical events and cultures that Tolkien used to create his world. My favourite of his imaginary locations is Lothlorien.

Words are everything. Words give wings even to those who have been stamped upon, broken beyond all hope of repair.

I do not know what I can do for this world but I will not let any harm come to you

There was no normal. There never had been. "Normal" and "natural" were the biggest lies we'd ever created.