25 Gollum Quotes From The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Character

Fans of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit will love these Gollum quotes!

Gollum is a fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien for his books that later became movie trilogies; The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings!

Gollum was once a Stoor Hobbit called Smeagol.

He found the “One Ring,” which corrupted him to the point of changing appearance over the years and living alone in fear of someone discovering his ring.

He is now known by the name Gollum because of the horrible swallowing noise he constantly makes.

When Smeagol found the “One Ring,” he murdered his relative Deagol to ensure that he had the Ring all to himself.

He loves the ring more than life and refers to it as “My Precious.”

Take a look at these Gollum quotes to learn more about this twisted but important character.

You will also enjoy our article on Samwise Gamgee quotes.

Best Gollum Quotes from the Lord of the Rings

If you love the Lord of the Rings books and films, you’re sure to remember these Gollum quotes.

1. “Never! Smeagol wouldn’t hurt a fly!” — Gollum

2. “It came to me, my own, my love, my precious.” — Gollum

3. “They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses.” — Gollum

4. “Master betrayed us.” — Gollum

5. “We ought to wring his filthy little neck. Kill him!” — Gollum

6. “We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious.” — Gollum

7. “We be nice to them if they nice to us.” — Gollum

8. “Smeagol lied.” — Gollum

9. “We’re not in decent places.” — Gollum

10. “He doesn’t know what we minds, does he, precious?” — Gollum

11. “He’s a horrid, fat Hobbit, who hates Sméagol, and who makes up nasty lies!” — Gollum

12. “And we forgot the taste of bread… the sound of trees… the softness of the wind. We even forgot our own name.” — Gollum

13. “Smeagol promises to Precious, promises faithfully. Never come again, never speak, no never!” — Gollum

14. “My name… Sme… Smeagol.” — Gollum

Best Smeagol Quotes from the Lord of the Rings

You can tell from the following quotes that Smeagol doesn’t always agree with Gollum, even though they are one and the same.

15. “Smeagol hates nasty elf bread.” — Smeagol

16. “I’m not listening… I’m not listening.” — Smeagol

17. “The precious will be ours… once the Hobbitses are dead!” — Smeagol

18. “Mustn’t go that way! Mustn’t hurt the Precious!” — Smeagol

19. “Leave now and never come back!” — Smeagol

20. “Cruel men hurts us. Master tricked us.” — Smeagol

21. “Master looks after us now. We don’t need you anymore.” — Smeagol

22. “But the fat Hobbit, he knows. Eyes always watching.” — Smeagol

23. “The rock and pool is nice and cool, so juicy sweet. Our only wish to catch a fish, so juicy sweet.” — Smeagol

24. “We swears to serve the master of the precious. We will swear on… on… the precious.” — Gollum

25. “Deep down here by the dark water lived old Gollum, a small slimy creature. I don’t know where he came from, nor who or what he was.” — J.R.R. Tolkien

What is the Purpose of the Character Gollum?

Gollum plays an important role in both stories, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Gollum is the one who puts everything in the stories in motion by discovering the long-lost “One Ring.”

In The Hobbit, he plays a pivotal role by losing the Ring to Bilbo, and in The Lord of the Rings, he acts as the evil guide for Frodo in his quest to be rid of the Ring.

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