“I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to…” [Gandalf] by J.R.R. Tolkien

In one thing you have not changed, dear friend," said Aragorn: "you still speak in riddles." "What? In riddles?" said Gandalf. "No! For I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to; the long explanations needed by the young are wearying. J.R.R Tolkien, The …