The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey * Quotes

"I'm looking for someone to share in an adventure."

"I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me."

Galadriel: "Why the Halfling?"
Gandalf: "I don't know. Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I've found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps it is because I am afraid... and he gives me courage."

Bilbo: "Good morning."
Gandalf: "What do you mean? Do you mean to wish me a good morning or do you mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not? Or perhaps you mean to say that you feel good on this particular morning. Or are you simply stating that this is a morning to be good on?"
Bilbo: "All of them at once, I suppose."

Bilbo: "I have... I have never used a sword in my life."
Gandalf: "And I hope you never have to. But if you do, remember this: true courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one."

Gandalf: "Well, why does it matter? He's back!"
Thorin: "It matters. I want to know - why did you come back?"
Bilbo: "Look, I know you doubt me, I know you always have. And you're right... I often think of Bag End. I miss my books, and my armchair, and my garden. See, that's where I belong, that's home. That's why I came back... 'cause you don't have one, a home. It was taken from you. But I will help you take it back if I can."

Gollum: "Is he lost?"
Bilbo: "Yes, yes, and I want to get unlost... as soon as possible!"