quotations from The Lord of the Rings
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
Do you not know death when you see it, old man? This is my hour!
WITCH KING
The Return of the King
Nine companions. So be it. You shall be the fellowship of the ring.
ELROND
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
Sworn word may strengthen quaking heart.
GIMLI
The Fellowship of the Ring
All our hopes now lie with two little hobbits, somewhere in the wilderness.
GANDALF
The Two Towers
I always like going South; somehow, it feels like going downhill.
TREEBEARD
The Two Towers
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
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
Anyways, you need people of intelligence on this sort of... mission... quest... thing.
PIPPIN
The Fellowship of the Ring
Generous deeds should not be checked by cold council.
FARAMIR
The Return of the King
They cursed us. Murderer they called us. They cursed us, and drove us away. And we wept, Precious, we wept to be so alone. And we only wish to catch fish so juicy sweet. And we forgot the taste of bread ... the sound of trees ... the softness of the wind. We even forgot our own name. My Precious.
GOLLUM
The Return of the King
Are all these children yours? Gracious, you have been productive.
BILBO
The Fellowship of the Ring
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
It came to me, my own, my love... my... preciousssss.
GOLLUM
The Fellowship of the Ring
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
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
Short cuts make long delays.
PIPPIN
The Fellowship of the Ring
Those without swords can still die upon them.
EOWYN
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers