The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

‘No indeed!’ said Frodo. ‘But in the meantime what course am I to take?’ ‘Towards danger; but not too rashly, nor too straight,’ answered the wizard.

‘But it is not your own Shire,’ said Gildor. ‘Others dwelt here before hobbits were; and others will dwell here again when hobbits are no more. The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.’

Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. The choice is yours: to go or wait.’