Good words

"War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Numenor; and I would have her loved for her memory, her ancientry, her beauty, and her present wisdom. Not feared, save as men may fear the dignity of a man, old and wise."

-Faramir, The Two Towers

Mentally waltzing

My brain is almost always playing some music for me, especially when there is no outside music to interfere. My childhood was full of the soft sounds of piano and the familiar rhythms of 8/8 hymns.

Yesterday, because I felt a need to do something simple, I played some Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Master Quest). Today, I'm mentally waltzing to the windmill tune. "Go around! Go around!" And round and round and round.

It makes me want to write scenes in love stories. Falling, falling, then swept to the next step, never quite on balance.