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title: "6 Gandalf White Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [I always felt like Gandalf should have stayed dead. That was such an incredible sequence in Fellowship of the Ring when he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-always-felt-like-gandalf-should-have-stayed-dead-that-was-such-an/)

[George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/)

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> [PIPPIN: I didn't think it would end this way. GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/pippin-i-didn-t-think-it-would-end-this-way-gandalf-end-no-the/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I never liked Gandalf the White as much as Gandalf the Grey, and I never liked him coming back. I think it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-never-liked-gandalf-the-white-as-much-as-gandalf-the-grey-and-i/)

[George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/)

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> [I don't have Gandalf the White's certainty about everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mckellen/i-don-t-have-gandalf-the-white-s-certainty-about-everything/)

[Ian Mckellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mckellen/)

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> [Gandalf the Grey was always the guy I prefer. Gandalf the White was driven to do a particular job, whereas Gandalf the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mckellen/gandalf-the-grey-was-always-the-guy-i-prefer-gandalf-the-white-was/)

[Ian Mckellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mckellen/)

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> [Much as I admire Tolkien, I once again always felt like Gandalf should have stayed dead. That was such an incredible sequence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/much-as-i-admire-tolkien-i-once-again-always-felt-like-gandalf-should/)

[George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/)

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