And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.

You ought not to be rude to an eagle, when you are only the size of a hobbit, and are up in hid eyrie at night!

American English is essentially English after having been wiped off with a dirty sponge.

I go now to the halls of waiting to sit beside my fathers, until the world is renewed. Since I leave now all gold and silver, and go where it is of little worth, I wish to part in friendship from you, and I would take back my words and deeds at the Gate. . . If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

out of the frying pan and into the fire

Good Morning!” said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun was shining, and the grass was very green. But Gandalf looked at him from under long bushy eyebrows that stuck out further than the brim of his shady hat. “What do you mean?” he said. “Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?

Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.