quotations from The Lord of the Rings
I do not doubt his heart, only the reach of his arm.
EOMER
The Return of the King
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
Short cuts make long delays.
PIPPIN
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Quest stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little, and it will fail, to the ruin of all. Yet hope remains while the Company is true.
GALADRIEL
The Fellowship of the Ring
Three hundred lives of men I have walked this earth and now I have no time.
GANDALF
The Two Towers
From the ashes, a fire shall be woken. A light from the shadow shall spring. Renewed shall be blade that was broken. The crownless again shall be king.
ARWEN
The Return of the King
I miss the Shire. I spent all my life pretending I was off somewhere else. Off with you, on one of your adventures. But my own adventure turned out to be quite different. I'm not like you, Bilbo.
FRODO
The Fellowship of the Ring
It came to me, my own, my love... my... preciousssss.
GOLLUM
The Fellowship of the Ring
Sworn word may strengthen quaking heart.
GIMLI
The Fellowship of the Ring
I cannot jump the distance, you'll have to toss me ... Don't tell the elf.
GIMLI
The Two Towers
It's the Dwarves that go swimming with little, hairy woman.
GIMLI
The Return of the King
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
Nine companions. So be it. You shall be the fellowship of the ring.
ELROND
The Fellowship of the Ring
All our hopes now lie with two little hobbits, somewhere in the wilderness.
GANDALF
The Two Towers
Are all these children yours? Gracious, you have been productive.
BILBO
The Fellowship of the Ring
Hroom, hm, come, my friends. The Ents are going to war. It is likely that we go to our doom. The last march of the Ents.
TREEBEARD
The Two Towers
I always like going South; somehow, it feels like going downhill.
TREEBEARD
The Two Towers
The Fellowship is breaking, it has already begun. He will try to take the Ring, you know of whom I speak. One by one, it will destroy them.
GALADRIEL
The Fellowship of the Ring
This is no mine. It's a tomb.
BOROMIR
The Fellowship of the Ring
Generous deeds should not be checked by cold council.
FARAMIR
The Return of the King