Frodo: “It’s a pity Bilbo didn’t kill him when he had the chance!”
Gandalf: “Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo’s hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play yet, for good or ill before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many.”
Home is now behind you, the world is ahead.
Galadriel: Mithrandir, why the halfling?
Gandalf: Why Bilbo Baggins? That is because I am afraid, and he gives me courage.
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