Saruman – Character Quotes

— A friendship with Saruman is not lightly thrown aside. One ill turn deserves another. It is over. Embrace the power of the Ring... or embrace your own destruction!
— There is only one Lord of the Ring. Only one who can bend it to his will. And he does not share power.

Moria. You fear to go into those mines. The Dwarves delved too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dúm: Shadow and flame.

The world is changing. Who now has the strength to stand against the armies of Isengard and Mordor? To stand against the might of Sauron and Saruman and the union of the two towers? Together, Lord Sauron, we shall rule this Middle-Earth. The old world will burn in the fires of industry. Forests will fall. A new order will rise. We will drive the machinery of war with the sword and the spear and the iron fist of the Orcs. We now have only to remove those who oppose us.

There will be no dawn for Man.

Hunt them down. Do not stop until they are found. You do not know pain. You do not know fear. You will taste Man-flesh! One of the halflings carries something of great value. Bring them to me alive and unspoiled. Kill the others.

We must join with Him, Gandalf. We must join with Sauron. It would be wise, my friend.

I gave you the chance... of aiding me willingly... but you have elected the way of pain!

— Do you know how the Orcs first came into being? They were Elves once. Taken by the Dark Powers... tortured and mutilated. A ruined and terrible form of life. And now... perfected. My fighting U ruk-hai... whom do you serve?
— Saruman!

— But we still have time. Time enough to counter Sauron if we act quickly.
— Time? What time do you think we have?

— Radagast? Do not speak to me of Radagast the Brown. He's a foolish fellow.
— Well, he's odd, I grant you. He lives a solitary life.
— It's not that. It's his excessive consumption of mushrooms. They've addled his brain and yellowed his teeth. I've warned him. It is unbefitting one of the lstari to be wandering the woods...

— What proof do we have this weapon came from Angmar's grave?
— I have none.
— Because there is none. Let us examine what we know. A single Orc pack... has dared to cross the Bruinen. A dagger from a bygone age has been found. And a human sorcerer who calls himself "The Necromancer"... has taken up residence in a ruined fortress. It's not so very much after all. The question of this Dwarvish company, however, troubles me deeply. I'm not convinced, Gandalf. I do not feel I can condone such a quest. If they'd come to me, I might have spared them this disappointment. I do not pretend to understand your reason for raising their hopes.

Smoke rises from the Mountain of Doom. The hour grows late. And Gandalf the Grey rides to lsengard... seeking my counsel. For that is why you have come, is it not? My old friend.

So you have chosen death!