"I should like to save the Shire, if I could - though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull for words, and have felt that an earthquake or an invasion of dragons might be good for them. But I don't feel like that now. I feel that as long as the Shire lies behind, safe and comfortable, I shall find wandering more bearable: I shall know that somewhere there is a firm foothold, even if my feet cannot stand there again."
"I see no hope of it now. But I've got to do the best I can."
“A library! A place entirely for books? Oh, of all things, to think I would look upon so many again. I shall have to see them quickly. My heart is truly glad for it.”
It’s probably one of the most genuine smiles he’s made since he arrived here.
“Has anyone a book they would consider their favorite?”
