J. R. R. Tolkien

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

J. R. R. Tolkien (The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954)

The burned hand teaches best.

J. R. R. Tolkien (The Two Towers, 1954)

It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish.

J. R. R. Tolkien (The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954)