The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places.But still there is much that is fair. And though in all lands, love is now mingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater.

Fireworks, Gandalf!

Chip the glasses and crack the plates! 
     Blunt the knives and bend the forks! 
That’s what Bilbo Baggins hates —
      Smash the bottles and burn the corks!

The Council of Elrond: A summary

Durin’s Bane, a Balrog of Morgoth, in the Mines of Moria