It is fruitless to reason with a dwarf. They only understand one thing.
Thranduil in The Hobbit, The Battle of the Five ArmiesEven "Lord of the Rings" had dwarf-tossing jokes in it. It's like - really?
Peter DinklageI have a friend who says, "The world doesn't need another angry dwarf."
Peter DinklageDwarves are still the butt of jokes. It's one of the last bastions of acceptable prejudice.
Peter DinklageA very small man can cast a very large shadow.
Small Things, AppearanceLord Varys in Game of Thrones, Season 2 Episode 3I’m wasted on cross-country. We dwarves are natural sprinters. Very dangerous over short distances.
Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingSoon, Master Elf, you will enjoy the fabled hospitality of the Dwarves. Roaring fires, malt beer, ripe meat off the bone.
Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingTed: "You're scared of the seven dwarves?"
Robin: "Just of Doc. He's creepy... I mean, the guy went to medical school, what is he doing living with six coalminers."
It's true, you don't see many Dwarf women. And in fact, they are so alike in voice and appearance that they're often mistaken for Dwarf men. And this in turn has given rise to the belief that there are no Dwarf women and that Dwarves just spring out of holes in the ground - which is, of course, ridiculous.
Gimli in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers