The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring Quotes

Sam : This is it.
Frodo : This is what?
Sam : If I take one more step, it'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been.
Frodo : Come on, Sam. Remember what Bilbo used to say: "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."

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Bilbo : [ voice ] It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no telling where you might be swept off to.

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Arwen : What's this? A Ranger, caught off his guard?

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Frodo : I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
Gandalf : So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world Frodo, besides the will of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring. In which case, you were also meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought.

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Gandalf : Lead them on, Aragorn. The bridge is near. Do as I say! Swords are no more use here!

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Gandalf : [ pointing to a tunnel ] There!
Merry : He remembered!
Gandalf : No, but the air doesn't smell so foul here. If in doubt, Meriadoc, always follow your nose.

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Gimli : Soon Master Elf, you will enjoy the fabled hospitality of the dwarves. Roaring fires, malt beer, ripe meat off the bone.

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Sam : Trust a Brandybuck and a Took.
Merry : What? That was just a detour, a shortcut.
Sam : Shortcut to what?
Pippin : Mushrooms!

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Hero Orc : The trees are strong, my lord. Their roots go deep.
Saruman : Rip them all down.

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Gandalf : My dear Frodo. Hobbits really are amazing creatures. You can learn all there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you.

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Arwen : Why do you fear the past? You are Isildur's heir, not Isildur himself. You are not bound to his fate.
Aragorn : The same blood flows in my veins. The same weakness.
Arwen : Your time will come. You will face the same evil, and you will defeat it.

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Arwen : Do you remember when we first met?
Aragorn : I thought I had wandered into a dream.
Arwen : Long years have passed. You did not have the cares you carry now. Do you remember what I told you?
Aragorn : You said you'd bind yourself to me, forsaking the immortal life of your people.
Arwen : And to that I hold. I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone. [ hands him her pendant ]
Arwen : I choose a mortal life.
Aragorn : You cannot give me this.
Arwen : It is mine to give to whom I will. Like my heart.

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Gandalf : I think there's more to this hobbit than meets the eye.

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Gimli : They say that a great sorceress lives in these woods. An Elf witch of terrible power. All who look upon her fall under her spell... and are never seen again.

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Aragorn : Take some rest. These borders are well protected.
Boromir : I will find no rest here. I heard her voice inside my head. She spoke of my father and the fall of Gondor. She said to me, even now, there is hope left, but I cannot see it. It is long since we had any hope. My father is a noble man, but his rule is failing, and our people lose faith. He looks to me to make things right and I would do it. I would see the glory of Gondor restored. Have you ever seen it, Aragorn? The White Tower of Ecthelion, glimmering like a spike of pearl and silver, its banners caught high in the morning breeze. Have you ever been called home by the clear ringing of silver trumpets?
Aragorn : I have seen the White City, long ago.
Boromir : One day, our paths will lead us there and the tower guard will take up the call: The Lords of Gondor have returned.

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Elrond : Men? Men are weak.

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Gimli : Well, here's one dwarf she won't ensnare so easily. I have the eyes of a hawk and the ears of a fox. [ elves appear, covering them with arrows at point-blank range ]
Haldir : The dwarf breathes so loud, we could have shot him in the dark.

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[ Merry and Pippin are leading the orcs away from Frodo ]
Pippin : It's working!
Merry : I know it's working! Run!

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Saruman : Your love of the halfings' leaf has clearly slowed your mind.

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Frodo : I know what you would say, and it would seem like wisdom, but for the warning in my heart.

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Gandalf : 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!

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Legolas : We should leave now.
Aragorn : No. Orcs patrol the eastern shore. We must wait for cover of darkness.
Legolas : It is not the eastern shore that worries me. A shadow and a threat have been growing in my mind. Something draws near, I can feel it.

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Galadriel : For the time would soon come when hobbits would shape the fortunes of all.

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Frodo : What news of the outside world? Tell me everything.
Gandalf : Everything? You are far too eager and curious for a hobbit. Most unnatural.

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Gandalf : Well, what can I tell you? Life in the wide world goes on much as it has these past age, full of its own comings and goings, scarcely aware of the existence of hobbits... for which I am very thankful.

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Frodo : Before you came along, we Bagginses were very well thought of.
Gandalf : Indeed?
Frodo : Never had any adventures or did anything unexpected.
Gandalf : If you're referring to the incident with the Dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door.
Frodo : Whatever you did, you've been officially labeled a disturber of the peace.

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Bilbo : No, thank you. We don't want any more visitors, well-wishers, or distant relations.

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Bilbo : You will keep an eye on Frodo, won't you?
Gandalf : Two eyes, as often as I can spare them.

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Saruman : Concealed within his fortress, the lord of Mordor sees all. His gaze pierces cloud, shadow, earth, and flesh. You know of what I speak, Gandalf: a great Eye, lidless, wreathed in flame.

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Saruman : I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly, but you have elected the way of pain.

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