Inside, written in the wizard's strong but graceful script, was the following message:THE PRANCING PONY, BREE. I must go off at once. In his aged face under great snowy brows his eyes were set like coals that could suddenly burst into fire. The “it” to which Frodo refers is the finding of the Ring by Gollum, as well as the return of Sauron. It seemed certainly to be Gandalf's. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” But that is not for them to decide. Frodo looked carefully at the seal before he broke it. When Gandalf and Frodo leave Middle-Earth to go to the Undying Lands, they must say goodbye to Sam, Merry, and Pippin. I wish it need not have happened in my time, said Frodo.So do I, said Gandalf, and so do all who live to see such times. Midyear's Day, Shire Year, 1418. Gandalf has some of the most memorable and inspiring quotes from the entire series which isn’t that surprising as he’s a wise, old wizard. Gandalf reminds them all that crying and feeling sad isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and it’s alright to feel these things when it comes to saying goodbye. Gandalf was shorter in stature than the other two; but his long white hair, his sweeping silver beard, and his broad shoulders, made him look like some wise king of ancient legend. This exchange occurs in Book I, Chapter 2, as Gandalf explains the history of the Ring to Frodo. “And Gandalf said: "This is your realm, and the heart of the greater realm that shall be. One of his most iconic quotes from The Fellowship of the Ring is said to Frodo during their conversation in Moria. Dear Frodo, Bad news has reached me here. The Third Age of the world is ended, and the new age is begun; and it is your task to order its beginning and to preserve what must be preserved. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. Gandalf’s response to Frodo’s lament is at once heroic and fatalistic. But that is not for them to decide.