The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Movie Quotes

— Everything all right? Gandalf, where are you going?
— To seek the company of the only one around here who's got any sense.
— And who's that?
— Myself, Mr. Baggins.

— Good morning.
— What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning...or do you mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not? Or perhaps you mean to say that you feel good on this particular morning? Or are you simply stating that this is a morning to be good on? Hm? All of them at once, I suppose.

It's not that I don't like visitors. I like visitors as much as the next Hobbit. But I do like to know them before they come visiting.

— Where did you go to, if I may ask?
— To look ahead.
— What brought you back?
— Looking behind.

True courage is about knowing not when to take a life but when to spare one.

— Ax or sword? What's your weapon of choice?
— Well, I do have some skill at conkers, if you must know...

Loyalty, honor, a willing heart. I can ask no more than that.

The world is not in your books and maps. It's out there.

If we are to be successful, this will need to be handled with tact. And respect. And no small degree of charm. Which is why you will leave the talking to me.

— Mithrandir? Why the Halfling?
— I do not know. Saruman believes that it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I have found it is the small things everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps it is because I'm afraid and he gives me courage.

— You'll have a tale or two to tell of your own when you come back.
— Can you promise that I will come back?
— No. And if you do... you will not be the same.

— Here, Mr. Bilbo, where are you off to?
— Can't stop, I'm already late!
— Late for what?
— I'm going on an adventure!

Well, all good stories deserve embellishment.

There's a lot more to him than appearances suggest. And he's got a great deal more to offer than any of you know. Including himself.

— Are there any? Other Wizards?
— There are five of us. The greatest of our order is Saruman the White. Then there are the two Blue Wizards... Do you know, I've quite forgotten their names.
— And who is the fifth?
— Well, that would be Radagast the Brown.
— Is he a great Wizard? Or is he more like you?

— No, wait, wait, stop. Stop! We have to turn around.
— What on earth is the matter?
— I forgot my handkerchief.