“Being grown up isn't half as much fun as growing up.”

“The problem with growing up is that once you're grown up, the people who aren't grown up aren't fun anymore.”

“It's fun to be almost grown up in some ways, but it's not the kind of fun I expected, Marilla. There's so much to learn and do and think that there isn't time for big words.”

“Courage isn't just about being brave. It's about overcoming fear and daring to do what is right for your fellow man.”

“One tiny Hobbit against all the evil the world could muster. A sane being would have given up, but Samwise burned with a magnificent madness, a glowing obsession to surmount every obstacle, to find Frodo, destroy the Ring, and cleanse Middle Earth of its festering malignancy. He knew he would try again. Fail, perhaps. And try once more. A thousand, thousand times if need be, but he would not give up the quest.”

“Why must they grow up and lose it all?”

“I loved being a dad. It’s just so much fun watching these little people you’ve brought into the world as they develop and grow up.”