Important Quotations Explained
1.
Galadriel: “You
are a ring-bearer, Frodo. To bear a ring of power is to be alone.
This task was appointed to you. And if you do not find a way, no
one will.”
—
The Fellowship of the Ring
2.
Sam: “I
made a promise, Mr. Frodo. A promise. Don’t you leave him, Samwise
Gamgee. And I don’t mean to. I don’t mean to.”
—
The Fellowship of the Ring
3.
Gollum/Sméagol: “We
needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky
little hobbitses, wicked, tricksy, false. No, not master . . . Master’s
my friend. You don’t have any friends. Nobody likes you. Not listening.
I’m not listening. You’re a liar. And a thief. Murderer. Go away.
. . . I hate you. . . . Leave now and never come back.”
—
The Two Towers
4.
Sam: “It’s
like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered.
Full of darkness and danger, they were. . . . Those were the stories
that stayed with you, that meant something, even if you were too
small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand.
. . . There’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth
fighting for.”
—
The Two Towers
5.
Elrond: “As
Sauron’s power grows, her strength wanes. Arwen’s life is now tied
to the fate of the ring. . . . 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.”
—
The Return of the King
