I may be a burglar...but I'm an honest one, I hope, more or less.

Why O why did I ever leave my hobbit-hole?" said poor Mr. Baggins, bumping up and down on Bombur's back.

Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars, not if you care for such things.

My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!

It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt, It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills, It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter.

When he heard there was nothing to eat, he sat down and wept… “Why did I ever wake up!” he cried.

Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder brother.

So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.

It seemed like all the way to tomorrow and over it to the days beyond.

This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected.

please don't cook me, kind sirs! I am a good cook myself, and cook better than I cook, if you see what I mean.

I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline.

Thierry Henry could take the ball in the middle of the park and score a goal that no one else in the world could score.

The one thing the police cannot protect us from is a politician like Bill de Blasio.

Do you know what Irish Alzheimer's is? It's when you forget everything but your grudges.

Happiness is a state of mind. The key to happiness is being able to disconnect your life from your perceptions. If you saw things as they really were, you would be happy automatically.

Music is the fragrance of the universe.

Whenever you see want or misery or degradation in this world about you, then be sure either industry has been wanting, or industry has been in error.

When I returned to the United Kingdom, I found that I could no longer justify Islamist extremism as the antidote.

I've always believed that we were, each of us, put here for a reason, that there is a plan, somehow a divine plan for all of us. I know now that whatever days are left to me belong to him.

Krasivaya. It means beautiful, but with strength. Unique.