And there was Frodo, pale and worn, and yet himself again; and in his eyes there was peace now, neither strain of will, nor madness, nor any fear. His burden was taken away.

The wolf that one hears is worse than the orc that one fears.

I cannot,' said Merry. 'I have never seen them. I have never been outside of my own land before. And if I had known what the world outside was like, I don't think I should have had the heart to leave it.

For the less even as for the greater there is some deed that he may accomplish but once only; and in that deed his heart shall rest.

deep they delved us, fair they wrought us, high they builded us; but they are gone.

Fifteen birds in five firtrees, their feathers were fanned in a fiery breeze! But, funny little birds, they had no wings! O what shall we do with the funny little things? Roast 'em alive, or stew them in a pot; fry them, boil them and eat them hot?

Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and greatest of Calamities.