quotations from The Lord of the Rings
I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
FRODO
The Fellowship of the Ring
The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.
HALDIR
The Fellowship of the Ring
It's true you don't see many dwarf women. And in fact, they are so alike in voice and appearance, that they are often mistaken for dwarf men ... And this in turn has given rise to the belief that there are no dwarf women, and that dwarves just spring out of holes in the ground! Which is, of course, ridiculous.
GIMLI
The Two Towers
This is no mine. It's a tomb.
BOROMIR
The Fellowship of the Ring
All our hopes now lie with two little hobbits, somewhere in the wilderness.
GANDALF
The Two Towers
Not all those who wander are lost.
BILBO
The Fellowship of the Ring
Men are weak. The Blood of Numenor is all but spent, its pride and dignity forgotten. It is because of Men the Ring survives.
ELROND
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
I know what I must do. It's just ... I'm afraid to do it.
FRODO
The Fellowship of the Ring
Do you not know death when you see it, old man? This is my hour!
WITCH KING
The Return of the King
You cannot pass! I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor. The dark fire will not avail you, Flame of Udun! Go back to the shadow. You shall not pass!
GANDALF
The Fellowship of the Ring
Few other griefs amid the ill chances of this world have more bitterness and shame for a man's heart than to behold the love of a lady so fair and brave that cannot be returned.
ARAGORN
The Return of the King
It's the Dwarves that go swimming with little, hairy woman.
GIMLI
The Return of the King
I ain't been droppin' no eaves sir, honest. I was just cutting the grass under the window there, if you'll follow me.
SAM
The Fellowship of the Ring
I don't want to be in a battle. But waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse.
PIPPIN
The Return of the King
This day does not belong to one man but to all. Let us together rebuild this world that we may share in the days of peace.
ARAGORN
The Return of the King
They were once men. Great kings of men. Then Sauron the deceiver gave to them nine rings of power. Blinded by their greed, they took them without question, one by one falling into darkness. Now they are slaves to his will. They are the Nazgul, Ringwraiths, neither living nor dead. At all times they feel the presence of the Ring, drawn to the power of the One. They will never stop hunting you.
ARAGORN
The Fellowship of the Ring
The treacherous are ever distrustful.
GANDALF
The Two Towers
Anyways, you need people of intelligence on this sort of... mission... quest... thing.
PIPPIN
The Fellowship of the Ring
I'm old, Gandalf. I know I don't look it, but I'm beginning to feel it in my heart. I feel ... thin. Sort of stretched, like ... butter scraped over too much bread. I need a holiday. A very long holiday. And I don't expect I shall return.
BILBO
The Fellowship of the Ring
We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses. Wicked, tricksy, false!
GOLLUM
The Two Towers