opinions are expensive.

the best stares happen in stairwells.

it's easy to eulogize talent when they're gone. not so easy to keep them company in their darkest hours.

it's hard to find people worthy of loyalty.

what's the point of skill without courage.

you can't think about the options until you acknowledge the opportunity.

know, know hard, what you're giving up.

Everyone thinks the past is so far away.

The hobbits fought Galadriel's proxy war.

If a rose didn't have thorns people wouldn't understand its value. (so every rose needs its thorns.)