I wish it need not have happened in my time, said Frodo. So ... - Gandalf

"I wish it need not have happened in my time, said Frodo. So do I, and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide."

Gandalf

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"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future."

"There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for."

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."