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The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings

Book by J. R. R. Tolkien · 5 quotes · Fellowship Of The Ring, Frodo, Lord Of The Ring

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The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings Quotes

“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”

“I am old, Gandalf. I don't look it, but I am beginning to feel it in my heart of hearts. Well-preserved indeed! Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread. That can't be right. I need a change, or something.”

“I should like to save the Shire, if I could - though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull for words, and have felt that an earthquake or an invasion of dragons might be good for them. But I don't feel like that now. I feel that as long as the Shire lies behind, safe and comfortable, I shall find wandering more bearable: I shall know that somewhere there is a firm foothold, even if my feet cannot stand there again.”