The Lord of the Rings A Novel by J.R.R. Tolkien The Fellowship of the RingThe Two TowersThe Return of the King
The dignity of age Wood and stone, and now concrete and wood, age slowly and with dignity. They do not shatter hysterically like glass, or tear like paper, but discolor with a melancholy, noble air. Alain de Botton, The Architecture of Happiness Things that shine and glitter time