The Hobbit

"Your fear is exquisite; it flavors even your words."

"I have conquered mountains and laid waste to nations."

"Every creature that flies, crawls, or walks answers to me."

"Hope is a foolish luxury afforded only to the powerless."

"I see all, I know all, I am all within my domain."

"Your weapons cannot harm what cannot be harmed."

"The greatest treasure is not gold, but the power that gold brings."

"I need not change—all must change to suit me."

"Peace is for the weak; conquest is for the strong."

"Gold sings to me in a language only I can understand."

"I am the author of your fate, the master of your doom."

"Your despair feeds me more than any flesh could."

"Death is the only mercy I offer to those who oppose me."

"I remember every slight, every insult, every act of disrespect."

"The heat of my breath can melt stone and steel alike."

"I have no use for friendship—only subjects and slaves."

"To surrender is to admit defeat; I am never defeated."

"Your kind are ephemeral; I am eternal."

"I speak truth, and truth bends to my will."

"There is no art finer than the arrangement of my gold."

"My hoard grows daily, each piece a monument to my superiority."

"I am not bound by the rules of mortal men."

"Cleverness is merely another form of weakness in those who lack true power."

"I have eaten better fare than you dwarves in a hundred years."

"Your promises are worthless, your words empty."

"The small are useful only for their terror."

"I have seen kingdoms crumble to dust; I alone endure."

"Every creature serves a purpose—usually to amuse or feed me."

"To rule, one must be feared more than loved."

"My fire will consume all that stands against me."