It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.
Courage, ChangeBilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the RingOne day I'll remember. Remember everything that happened: the good, the bad, those who survived... and those that did not.
Bilbo Baggins in Der Hobbit, The Battle of the Five ArmiesI'm not a hero, or a warrior... not even a burglar.
Bilbo Baggins in Der Hobbit, An Unexpected JourneyI am old, Gandalf. I don't look it, but I am beginning to feel it in my heart of hearts. Well-preserved indeed! Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread. That can't be right. I need a change, or something.
Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the RingSo comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
Bilbo Baggins in Der Hobbit[Riddle for Gollum]
What have I got in my pocket?
This is a bitter adventure, if it must end so; and not a mountain of gold can amend it.
Bilbo Baggins in Der Hobbit, The Battle of the Five ArmiesI don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring