You must understand, young Hobbit, it takes a long time to say anything in Old Entish. And we never say anything unless it is worth taking a long time to say.

I invented that little rhyme about 'One Ring to rule them all', I remember, in the bath one day.

I hope I never smell the smell of apples again!" said Fili. "My tub was full of ut. To smell apples everlastingly when you can scarcely move and are cold and sick with hunger is maddening. I could eat anything in the wide world now for hours on end - but not an apple!

I am going with him, if he climbs to the Moon.

For the trouble with the real folk of Faerie is that they do not always look like what they are; and they put on the pride and beauty that we would fain wear ourselves.

There is no ship now that can bear me hence

Well, you can go on looking forward," said Gandalf. "There may be many unexpected feasts ahead of you.