Short but enjoyable classic, illustrations in this version are interesting

Have not read this since i was a teen, time to join old barbeque once more

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live

~Harry Potter and the philosopher stone

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure

~Harry potter and the philosphers stone

I first read this book back in '95, a friend gave it to me as he did not enjoy the book - being in high school in a remote town it took me 4 years to find the next in the series -during that time i reread this a dozen time, the wheel of time to this day remains a firm favourite

Death is lighter than a feather. Duty, heavier than a mountain.

~the eye of the world

Relax, lad. Take life as it comes. Run when you have to, fight when you must, rest when you can

~the eye of the world

When i first read this book i was not pleased to be doing so, it was an enforced pre-requisit before being allowed to read the lord of the rings. After reading it i was happy i had done so - not only is it an entertaining and enrichening tale in its own right, it adds a lot more depth to its sequal

~the hobbit

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world

~the hobbit

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hold, and that means comfort.

~the hobbit

This book was my first fantast book, first read it when i was 11/12 after beeing obsesed with ralph bashlins animated version of the fellowship of the ring - i spent a few years eager to find out what happened in the rest of the story until my parents felt i was old enough to read this book, since then i have worn out 3 copies.

It‘s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door…You step into the Road, and if you don‘t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to

~ lord of the rings

It‘s the job that‘s never started as takes longest to finish.

~lord of the rings

I first learnt of this book via the David Lynch film, though the first in a series I have yet to read beyond this, which is my favourite sci fi book, yet ends in a self contained way which has never left me with a urge to go beyond this tale. I do intend to do so one day, but currently in no great rush

:I'll miss the sea, but a person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing him to grow. Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken

~Dune

A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct

~Dune