The Tolkien Quote Database
Quotes by and about Bilbo Baggins
"Good morning!" said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun was shining, and the grass was very green. But Gandalf looked at him from under long bushy eyebrows that stuck out farther than the brim of his shady hat.
"What do you mean?" he said. "Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?"
"All of them at once," said Bilbo.
J.R.R. Tolkien, An Unexpected Party, The Hobbit
"Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea – any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye!"
Bilbo Baggins
J.R.R. Tolkien, An Unexpected Party, The Hobbit
"Bother burgling and everything to do with it! I wish I was at home in my nice hole by the fire, with the kettle just beginning to sing!"
Bilbo Baggins
J.R.R. Tolkien, Roast Mutton, The Hobbit
"'I am old, Gandalf. I don’t look it, but I am beginning to feel it in my heart of hearts. Well-preserved indeed!' he snorted. '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
J.R.R. Tolkien, A Long-expected Party, The Fellowship of the Ring
"Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo you fool!"
Bilbo
J.R.R. Tolkien, Inside Information, The Hobbit