In the book, he says, “You cannot pass!” which means - you are not able to pass. This comes right after Gandalf lists his credentials: I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass.
Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened. Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times; but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
As it fell, the Balrog wrapped its whip about Gandalf's knees, dragging him to the brink. As the Fellowship looked on in horror, Gandalf cried "Fly, you fools!" and plunged into the darkness below.
“It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.”
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Gandalf: 'Pity? It's a pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life.
Gandalf : End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path... One that we all must take.
When Aragorn calls him Gandalf, the wizard slowly recalls his old name and says, "I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide."
The most popular choices are: “Not all those who wander are lost.” — Bilbo Baggins. “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.
Gandalf's original name of "Bladorthin" was not entirely lost though, as Tolkien eventually used it to name an ancient king, later in the books. Although Gandalf is his most commonly-used moniker, he went by several other names as well. In his origins as a Maiar spirit in Valinor, he was known as Olorin.
"You shall not pass!" is a well-known quote from McKellen's character Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" as he is battling a Balrog in the Mines of Moria.
As he falls into the deep abyss, though, Gandalf's official "last words" aren't said in defiance to his enemies. Rather, they're a cheeky command to his friends. As he falls he cries out, "Fly, you fools!"
At the beginning of their confrontation, Gandalf said the following to the fiery demon: "You cannot pass. I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow!
In the book, he says, “You cannot pass!” which means - you are not able to pass. This comes right after Gandalf lists his credentials: I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass.
“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.
'There is no real going back. Though I may come to the Shire, it will not seem the same; for I shall not be the same.
In fact, there's only one line that Legolas says to Frodo: “And you have my bow.”
“It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.” “Misery misery! Hobbits won't kill us, nice hobbits.”
“I am a Christian…so that I do not expect 'history' to be anything but a 'long defeat' — though it contains (and in a legend may contain more clearly and movingly) some samples or glimpses of final victory.”
His line was called the House of Telcontar (Quenya for "Strider": his name in Bree). Aragorn ruled the Kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor until year 120 of the Fourth Age.
Gandalf directs them at Merry when they're trekking through the Mines of Moria. Faced with a choice on which way to go, Gandalf chooses the way that smells freshest, uttering the line, "If in doubt, Meriadoc, always follow your nose." Maybe nose-following is a common phrase among wizards, but I doubt it.
Gandalf in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
I have found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk, that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love.” The quote speaks once again to Gandalf's understanding of the importance of regular people.
The inscription was a riddle (in Sindarin: Pedo Mellon a Minno.): "speak friend and enter." The answer was a password in an Elvish language that would cause the Doors to swing open. Gandalf eventually solved the riddle, remembering the Elvish word for friend, mellon.