“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A...”

“Never laugh at live dragons.”

“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisan...”

“I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to”

“Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes.”

“He never had any real hope in the affair from the beginning;but being a cheerful hobbit he had not needed hope,as long as despair could be postponed.”

“I have spoken words of hope. But only of hope. Hope is not victory.”

“Being a cheerful hobbit, he had not needed hope, as long as despair could be postponed.”

“Fair speech may hide a foul heart.”