The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King Quotes
The Witch King of Angmar: Pathetic warrior!
Eowyn of Rohan: I will kill you if you touch him!
The Witch King of Angmar: Kill me! Thou fool! No living man can slay me!
Eowyn of Rohan: I am no man! You look upon a woman! [stabs him]
Eowyn of Rohan: I will kill you if you touch him!
The Witch King of Angmar: Kill me! Thou fool! No living man can slay me!
Eowyn of Rohan: I am no man! You look upon a woman! [stabs him]
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Denethor: Is there a captain here who still has the courage to do his lord's will?
Faramir: You wish now that our places had been exchanged... that I had died and Boromir had lived.
Denethor: Yes. [whispering]
Denethor: I wish that.
Faramir: Since you are robbed of Boromir... I will do what I can in his stead. [Bows and turns to leave]
Faramir: If I should return, think better of me, Father.
Denethor: That will depend on the manner of your return.
Faramir: You wish now that our places had been exchanged... that I had died and Boromir had lived.
Denethor: Yes. [whispering]
Denethor: I wish that.
Faramir: Since you are robbed of Boromir... I will do what I can in his stead. [Bows and turns to leave]
Faramir: If I should return, think better of me, Father.
Denethor: That will depend on the manner of your return.
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Elrond: You're outnumbered, Aragorn. You need more men.
Aragorn: There are none.
Elrond: There are those who dwell in the mountain.
Aragorn: Murderers. Traitors. You would call upon them to fight? They believe in nothing. They answer to no one.
Elrond: They will answer to the king of Gondor. [pulls out Anduril]
Elrond: Anduril, Flame of the West, forged from the shards of Narsil.
Aragorn: Sauron will not have forgotten the sword of Elendil. The blade that was broken shall return to Minas Tirith.
Elrond: The man who can wield the power of this sword can summon to him an army more deadly than any that walks this earth. Put aside the ranger. Become who you were born to be. Take the Dimholt Road. [pause]
Aragorn: [in Elvish] I give hope to men. I keep none for myself.
Aragorn: There are none.
Elrond: There are those who dwell in the mountain.
Aragorn: Murderers. Traitors. You would call upon them to fight? They believe in nothing. They answer to no one.
Elrond: They will answer to the king of Gondor. [pulls out Anduril]
Elrond: Anduril, Flame of the West, forged from the shards of Narsil.
Aragorn: Sauron will not have forgotten the sword of Elendil. The blade that was broken shall return to Minas Tirith.
Elrond: The man who can wield the power of this sword can summon to him an army more deadly than any that walks this earth. Put aside the ranger. Become who you were born to be. Take the Dimholt Road. [pause]
Aragorn: [in Elvish] I give hope to men. I keep none for myself.
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Gandalf: [During the siege of Gondor] Peregrin Took! Go back to the Citadel!
Pippin: [dazed] They called us out to fight.
Gandalf: This is no place for a Hobbit! [He lays about him with his sword and staff; an orc rushes up behind him and Pippin kills it. Gandalf looks at Pippin]
Gandalf: [impressed] Guard of the Citadel indeed!
Pippin: [dazed] They called us out to fight.
Gandalf: This is no place for a Hobbit! [He lays about him with his sword and staff; an orc rushes up behind him and Pippin kills it. Gandalf looks at Pippin]
Gandalf: [impressed] Guard of the Citadel indeed!
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Gollum: Wake up. Wake up. Wake up, sleepies. We must go, yeeees, we must go at once.
Sam: Haven't you had any sleep, Mr. Frodo? [Frodo shakes his head]
Sam: I've gone and had too much... it must be getting late.
Frodo: No, it's not. It's not midday, yet. The days are growing darker.
Gollum: We must go.
Sam: Not until Mr. Frodo has had something to eat.
Gollum: No time to lose, silly.
Sam: [Gives Frodo lembas bread] Here, eat this.
Frodo: What about you?
Sam: I'm not hungry. Leastways, not for lembas bread.
Frodo: Sam...
Sam: Alright... we don't have that much left. You go ahead and eat that, Mr. Frodo. I've rationed it... there should be enough left.
Frodo: For what?
Sam: The journey home.
Sam: Haven't you had any sleep, Mr. Frodo? [Frodo shakes his head]
Sam: I've gone and had too much... it must be getting late.
Frodo: No, it's not. It's not midday, yet. The days are growing darker.
Gollum: We must go.
Sam: Not until Mr. Frodo has had something to eat.
Gollum: No time to lose, silly.
Sam: [Gives Frodo lembas bread] Here, eat this.
Frodo: What about you?
Sam: I'm not hungry. Leastways, not for lembas bread.
Frodo: Sam...
Sam: Alright... we don't have that much left. You go ahead and eat that, Mr. Frodo. I've rationed it... there should be enough left.
Frodo: For what?
Sam: The journey home.
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[from extended version]
Pippin: [to himself] What were you thinking, Peregrin Took? What service could a hobbit offer such a great lord of men?
Faramir: [approaching] It was well done. Generous deeds should not be checked by cold council. You are to join the tower guard?
Pippin: I didn't think they would find any livery that would fit me.
Faramir: It once belonged to a boy of the citadel. A very foolish one; who spent many hours slaying dragons instead of attending to his studies.
Pippin: This was yours?
Faramir: Yes, it was mine. My father had it made for me.
Pippin: Well, I'm taller than you were then. Though I'm not likely to grow anymore... except sideways. [they laugh]
Faramir: Never fitted me either. Boromir was always the soldier. They were so alike, he and my father. Proud... stubborn even. But strong.
Pippin: I think you have strength, of a different kind. And one day your father will see it.
Pippin: [to himself] What were you thinking, Peregrin Took? What service could a hobbit offer such a great lord of men?
Faramir: [approaching] It was well done. Generous deeds should not be checked by cold council. You are to join the tower guard?
Pippin: I didn't think they would find any livery that would fit me.
Faramir: It once belonged to a boy of the citadel. A very foolish one; who spent many hours slaying dragons instead of attending to his studies.
Pippin: This was yours?
Faramir: Yes, it was mine. My father had it made for me.
Pippin: Well, I'm taller than you were then. Though I'm not likely to grow anymore... except sideways. [they laugh]
Faramir: Never fitted me either. Boromir was always the soldier. They were so alike, he and my father. Proud... stubborn even. But strong.
Pippin: I think you have strength, of a different kind. And one day your father will see it.
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Aragorn : We have time. Every day Frodo moves closer to Mordor.
Gandalf : Do we know that?
Aragorn : What does your heart tell you?
Gandalf : That Frodo is alive. Yes. Yes, he's alive.
Gandalf : Do we know that?
Aragorn : What does your heart tell you?
Gandalf : That Frodo is alive. Yes. Yes, he's alive.
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Merry : [ triumphantly, as Barad-Dur crumbles ] Frodo! Frodo!
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Aragorn : Let the Lord of the Black Land come forth! Let justice be done upon him!
The Mouth of Sauron : My master, Sauron the Great, bids thee welcome. Is there any in this rout with authority to treat with me?
Gandalf : We do not come to treat with Sauron, faithless and accursed. Tell your master this: the armies of Mordor must disband. He is to depart these lands, never to return.
The Mouth of Sauron : Ahh, old Greybeard. I have a token I was bidden to show thee. [ Pulls out Frodo's mithril vest and throws it at them ]
Pippin : [ whispers ] Frodo...
Gandalf : Silence.
Merry : No!
Gandalf : Silence!
The Mouth of Sauron : The halfling was dear to thee, I see. Know that he suffered greatly at the hands of his host. Who would've thought one so small could endure so much pain? And he did, Gandalf, he did. [ pause; Aragorn rides towards the Mouth of Sauron ]
The Mouth of Sauron : And who is this? Isildur's heir? It takes more to make a King that a broken Elvish blade... [ Aragorn cuts off the Mouth of Sauron's head with one stroke of Anduril ]
Gimli : I guess that concludes negotiations.
Aragorn : [ to Gandalf ] I do not believe it! I will not!
The Mouth of Sauron : My master, Sauron the Great, bids thee welcome. Is there any in this rout with authority to treat with me?
Gandalf : We do not come to treat with Sauron, faithless and accursed. Tell your master this: the armies of Mordor must disband. He is to depart these lands, never to return.
The Mouth of Sauron : Ahh, old Greybeard. I have a token I was bidden to show thee. [ Pulls out Frodo's mithril vest and throws it at them ]
Pippin : [ whispers ] Frodo...
Gandalf : Silence.
Merry : No!
Gandalf : Silence!
The Mouth of Sauron : The halfling was dear to thee, I see. Know that he suffered greatly at the hands of his host. Who would've thought one so small could endure so much pain? And he did, Gandalf, he did. [ pause; Aragorn rides towards the Mouth of Sauron ]
The Mouth of Sauron : And who is this? Isildur's heir? It takes more to make a King that a broken Elvish blade... [ Aragorn cuts off the Mouth of Sauron's head with one stroke of Anduril ]
Gimli : I guess that concludes negotiations.
Aragorn : [ to Gandalf ] I do not believe it! I will not!
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Sam : [ Both are overcome by exhaustion ] Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... and eating the first of the strawberries with cream. Do you remember the taste of strawberries?
Frodo : No, Sam. I can't recall the taste of food... nor the sound of water... nor the touch of grass. I'm... naked in the dark, with nothing, no veil... between me... and the wheel of fire! I can see him... with my waking eyes!
Sam : Then let us be rid of it... once and for all! Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can't carry it for you... but I can carry you!
Frodo : No, Sam. I can't recall the taste of food... nor the sound of water... nor the touch of grass. I'm... naked in the dark, with nothing, no veil... between me... and the wheel of fire! I can see him... with my waking eyes!
Sam : Then let us be rid of it... once and for all! Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can't carry it for you... but I can carry you!
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Sam : FRODO!
Frodo : I'm here, Sam.
Sam : Destroy it! [ Frodo holds the ring on its chain over the edge of the pit ]
Sam : Go on! Now! Throw it in the fire! [ Frodo stares at the ring, the ring whispers to him ]
Sam : What are you waiting for? Just let it go! [ Frodo turns and looks at Sam ]
Frodo : The ring is mine. [ He snaps the chain and approaches the ring to his finger ]
Sam : No... no... [ Frodo slips the ring on and vanishes ]
Sam : NO!
Frodo : I'm here, Sam.
Sam : Destroy it! [ Frodo holds the ring on its chain over the edge of the pit ]
Sam : Go on! Now! Throw it in the fire! [ Frodo stares at the ring, the ring whispers to him ]
Sam : What are you waiting for? Just let it go! [ Frodo turns and looks at Sam ]
Frodo : The ring is mine. [ He snaps the chain and approaches the ring to his finger ]
Sam : No... no... [ Frodo slips the ring on and vanishes ]
Sam : NO!
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Sam : [ tearing the spider silk away from Frodo's face ] Oh no! Frodo... Mr. Frodo, wake up... Don't leave me here alone. Don't go where I can't follow... Wake up.
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Sam : I don't think there will be a return journey, Mr. Frodo.
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Galadriel : The power of the Three Rings is ended. The time has come... for the dominion of Men.
Elrond : [ in Elvish ] The Sea calls us home.
Bilbo : [ smiling ] I think I'm... quite ready for another adventure! [ Bilbo climbs on board with Elrond. Galadriel follows with Celeborn ]
Gandalf : Farewell, my brave Hobbits. My work is now finished. Here at last, on the shores of the sea... comes the end of our Fellowship. I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil. [ Heads to the ship, then turns around, waiting ]
Gandalf : It is time, Frodo.
Sam : What does he mean?
Frodo : We set out to save the Shire, Sam. And it has been saved... But not for me.
Sam : [ weeping ] You don't mean that. You can't leave.
Frodo : [ hands Sam the Red Book ] The last pages are for you, Sam.
Elrond : [ in Elvish ] The Sea calls us home.
Bilbo : [ smiling ] I think I'm... quite ready for another adventure! [ Bilbo climbs on board with Elrond. Galadriel follows with Celeborn ]
Gandalf : Farewell, my brave Hobbits. My work is now finished. Here at last, on the shores of the sea... comes the end of our Fellowship. I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil. [ Heads to the ship, then turns around, waiting ]
Gandalf : It is time, Frodo.
Sam : What does he mean?
Frodo : We set out to save the Shire, Sam. And it has been saved... But not for me.
Sam : [ weeping ] You don't mean that. You can't leave.
Frodo : [ hands Sam the Red Book ] The last pages are for you, Sam.
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Gandalf : He's suffered a defeat, yes, but... behind the walls of Mordor, our enemy is regrouping.
Gimli : Let him stay there. *Let him rot!* Why should we care?
Gandalf : Because ten-thousand Orcs now stand between Frodo and Mount Doom. I've sent him to his death.
Aragorn : No. There is still hope for Frodo. He needs time... and safe passage across the plains of Gorgoroth. We can give him that.
Gimli : How?
Aragorn : Draw out Sauron's armies. Empty his lands. Then we gather our full strength and march on the Black Gate.
Eomer : We cannot achieve victory through strength of arms.
Aragorn : Not for ourselves. But we can give Frodo his chance if we keep Sauron's Eye fixed upon us. Keep him blind to all else that moves.
Legolas : A diversion.
Gimli : Certainty of death, *small* chance of success... What are we waiting for?
Gandalf : Sauron will suspect a trap. He will not take the bait.
Aragorn : [ knowingly ] No, I think he will.
Gimli : Let him stay there. *Let him rot!* Why should we care?
Gandalf : Because ten-thousand Orcs now stand between Frodo and Mount Doom. I've sent him to his death.
Aragorn : No. There is still hope for Frodo. He needs time... and safe passage across the plains of Gorgoroth. We can give him that.
Gimli : How?
Aragorn : Draw out Sauron's armies. Empty his lands. Then we gather our full strength and march on the Black Gate.
Eomer : We cannot achieve victory through strength of arms.
Aragorn : Not for ourselves. But we can give Frodo his chance if we keep Sauron's Eye fixed upon us. Keep him blind to all else that moves.
Legolas : A diversion.
Gimli : Certainty of death, *small* chance of success... What are we waiting for?
Gandalf : Sauron will suspect a trap. He will not take the bait.
Aragorn : [ knowingly ] No, I think he will.
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Sam : [ reading the book's title ] There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Tale by Bilbo Baggins, and The Lord of the Rings by Frodo Baggins. You finished it.
Frodo : Not quite. There's room for a little more.
Frodo : Not quite. There's room for a little more.
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Gollum : Wake up. Wake up. Wake up, sleepies. We must go, yeeees, we must go at once.
Sam : Haven't you had any sleep, Mr. Frodo? [ Frodo shakes his head ]
Sam : I've gone and had too much... it must be getting late.
Frodo : No, it isn't. It isn't midday, yet. The days are growing darker.
Gollum : Come on! We must go, no time!
Sam : Not before Mr. Frodo's had something to eat.
Gollum : [ impatiently ] No time to lose, silly!
Sam : [ Gives Frodo lembas ] Here.
Frodo : What about you?
Sam : Oh, no, I'm not hungry. Leastways, not for lembas bread.
Frodo : Sam...
Sam : All right... we don't have that much left. We have to be careful, we don't want to run out. You go ahead and eat that, Mr. Frodo. I've rationed it... there should be enough.
Frodo : Enough for what?
Sam : The journey home.
Sam : Haven't you had any sleep, Mr. Frodo? [ Frodo shakes his head ]
Sam : I've gone and had too much... it must be getting late.
Frodo : No, it isn't. It isn't midday, yet. The days are growing darker.
Gollum : Come on! We must go, no time!
Sam : Not before Mr. Frodo's had something to eat.
Gollum : [ impatiently ] No time to lose, silly!
Sam : [ Gives Frodo lembas ] Here.
Frodo : What about you?
Sam : Oh, no, I'm not hungry. Leastways, not for lembas bread.
Frodo : Sam...
Sam : All right... we don't have that much left. We have to be careful, we don't want to run out. You go ahead and eat that, Mr. Frodo. I've rationed it... there should be enough.
Frodo : Enough for what?
Sam : The journey home.
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Pippin : Gandalf, forgive me.
Gandalf : Look at me. What did you see?
Pippin : A tree. There was a white tree in a courtyard of stone. It was dead. The city was burning.
Gandalf : Minas Tirith? Is that what you saw?
Pippin : I saw... I saw him. I can hear his voice in my head.
Gandalf : What did you tell him? Speak!
Pippin : He asked me my name. I didn't answer. He hurt me.
Gandalf : What did you tell him about Frodo and the Ring? [ scene cuts to later ]
Gandalf : There was no lie in Pippin's eyes. A fool... but an honest fool, he remains. He told Sauron nothing of the Ring. We've been strangely fortunate. Pippin saw in the Palantir a glimpse of the enemy's plan. Sauron moves to strike Minas Tirith.
Gandalf : Look at me. What did you see?
Pippin : A tree. There was a white tree in a courtyard of stone. It was dead. The city was burning.
Gandalf : Minas Tirith? Is that what you saw?
Pippin : I saw... I saw him. I can hear his voice in my head.
Gandalf : What did you tell him? Speak!
Pippin : He asked me my name. I didn't answer. He hurt me.
Gandalf : What did you tell him about Frodo and the Ring? [ scene cuts to later ]
Gandalf : There was no lie in Pippin's eyes. A fool... but an honest fool, he remains. He told Sauron nothing of the Ring. We've been strangely fortunate. Pippin saw in the Palantir a glimpse of the enemy's plan. Sauron moves to strike Minas Tirith.
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Sam : [ Frodo is being drawn toward Cirith Ungol ] No, Mr. Frodo!
Gollum : [ in a panic ] Not that way! Oh! What's he doing?
Gollum : [ in a panic ] Not that way! Oh! What's he doing?
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[ extended version, the Houses of Healing ]
Eowyn : The city has fallen silent. There is no warmth left in the sun.
Faramir : [ approaching her ] It is only the damp of the first spring rain. [ Eowyn looks up at him ]
Faramir : I do not believe this darkness will endure.
Eowyn : The city has fallen silent. There is no warmth left in the sun.
Faramir : [ approaching her ] It is only the damp of the first spring rain. [ Eowyn looks up at him ]
Faramir : I do not believe this darkness will endure.
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[ in a drinking game ]
Gimli : It's the Dwarves that go swimming with little, hairy woman. [ he burps ]
Legolas : I feel something. A slight tingle in my fingers. I think it's affecting me.
Gimli : What did I say? He can't hold his liquor. [ Gimli passes out ]
Legolas : [ to Eomer who is watching ] Game over.
Gimli : It's the Dwarves that go swimming with little, hairy woman. [ he burps ]
Legolas : I feel something. A slight tingle in my fingers. I think it's affecting me.
Gimli : What did I say? He can't hold his liquor. [ Gimli passes out ]
Legolas : [ to Eomer who is watching ] Game over.
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[ first lines ]
Deagol : Smeagol, I've got one! I've got a fish, Smeag. Smeagol!
Smeagol : Pull it in. Go on. Go on. Go on. Pull it in.
Deagol : Smeagol, I've got one! I've got a fish, Smeag. Smeagol!
Smeagol : Pull it in. Go on. Go on. Go on. Pull it in.
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[ from extended version ]
Pippin : [ to himself ] What were you thinking, Peregrin Took? What service could a Hobbit offer such a great lord of men?
Faramir : [ approaching ] It was well done. Generous deeds should not be checked by cold council. You are to join the tower guard?
Pippin : I didn't think they would find any livery that would fit me.
Faramir : It once belonged to a boy of the citadel. A very foolish one; who spent many hours slaying dragons instead of attending to his studies.
Pippin : This was yours?
Faramir : Yes, it was mine. My father had it made for me.
Pippin : Well, I'm taller than you were then. Though I'm not likely to grow anymore... except sideways. [ they laugh ]
Faramir : Never fitted me either. Boromir was always the soldier. They were so alike, he and my father. Proud... stubborn, even. But strong.
Pippin : I think you have strength, of a different kind. And one day your father will see it.
Pippin : [ to himself ] What were you thinking, Peregrin Took? What service could a Hobbit offer such a great lord of men?
Faramir : [ approaching ] It was well done. Generous deeds should not be checked by cold council. You are to join the tower guard?
Pippin : I didn't think they would find any livery that would fit me.
Faramir : It once belonged to a boy of the citadel. A very foolish one; who spent many hours slaying dragons instead of attending to his studies.
Pippin : This was yours?
Faramir : Yes, it was mine. My father had it made for me.
Pippin : Well, I'm taller than you were then. Though I'm not likely to grow anymore... except sideways. [ they laugh ]
Faramir : Never fitted me either. Boromir was always the soldier. They were so alike, he and my father. Proud... stubborn, even. But strong.
Pippin : I think you have strength, of a different kind. And one day your father will see it.
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Aragorn : I summon you to fulfill your oath.
King of the Dead : None but the king of Gondor may command me. [ Swings sword; Aragorn blocks him with the sword Anduril ]
King of the Dead : That blade was broken! [ Aragorn takes him by the throat ]
Aragorn : It has been remade. [ Aragorn releases the King of the Dead; pause ]
Aragorn : Fight for us... and regain your honor.
King of the Dead : None but the king of Gondor may command me. [ Swings sword; Aragorn blocks him with the sword Anduril ]
King of the Dead : That blade was broken! [ Aragorn takes him by the throat ]
Aragorn : It has been remade. [ Aragorn releases the King of the Dead; pause ]
Aragorn : Fight for us... and regain your honor.
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Gimli : They had no honor in life. They have none now in death.
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Denethor : No tomb for Denethor and Faramir. No long, slow sleep of death embalmed. We shall burn, like the heathen kings of old. Bring wood and oil.
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Saruman : You have fought many wars and slain many men, Theoden King, and made peace afterwards. Can we not take council as we once did, my old friend? Can we not have peace?
Theoden : We shall have peace... We shall have peace, when you answer for the burning of the Westfold, and the children that lie dead there! We shall have peace, when the lives of the soldiers whose bodies were hewn even as they died against the gates of the Hornberg, are avenged! When you hang from a gibbit for the sport of your own crows...! We shall have peace.
Saruman : Gibbits and crows! DOTARD! What do *you* want, Gandalf Greyhame? Let me guess. The key of Orthanc? Or perhaps the keys of Barad-Dur itself? Along with the crowns of the seven kings and the rods of the five wizards?
Theoden : We shall have peace... We shall have peace, when you answer for the burning of the Westfold, and the children that lie dead there! We shall have peace, when the lives of the soldiers whose bodies were hewn even as they died against the gates of the Hornberg, are avenged! When you hang from a gibbit for the sport of your own crows...! We shall have peace.
Saruman : Gibbits and crows! DOTARD! What do *you* want, Gandalf Greyhame? Let me guess. The key of Orthanc? Or perhaps the keys of Barad-Dur itself? Along with the crowns of the seven kings and the rods of the five wizards?
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Sam : It must be getting near tea-time, leastways in decent places where there *is* still tea-time.
Gollum : We're not *in* decent places.
Gollum : We're not *in* decent places.
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