And a Tookish Reminiscence

Warren Richardson told me that he hated middle school for a season.  He had a hard time; felt bored. 

One day, reading Tolkien, he had an epiphany: Something he read changed the way he saw the world.  Since then, he wanted to do his best at everything in life.  He wanted to try new things.  He took interest in whatever he engaged in, sought to explore the world.  Today, he is studying engineering at Stanford.

What was the quote?

"Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick. He looked out the window. The stars were out in a dark sky above the trees. He thought of the jewels of the dwarves shining in dark caverns" (Tolkien 28).