‘I have heard both,’ said Gandalf; ‘and I will not give judgement now. But I beg you two, Legolas and Gimli, at least to be friends, and to help me.’

- Legolas and Gimli, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, A Journey in the Dark
(‘Legolas and Gimli’, requested by anonymous)

- Gimli to Legolas, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Farewell to Lórien

She looked upon Gimli, who sat glowering and sad, and she smiled. And the Dwarf, hearing the names given in his own ancient tongue, looked up and met her eyes; and it seemed to him that he looked suddenly into the heart of an enemy and saw there love and understanding. Wonder came into his face, and then he smiled in answer.

- Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, The Mirror of Galadriel

- Gimli to Celeborn and Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, The Mirror of Galadriel 
(‘Gimli’, requested by bathsabbath) 

- Gimli to Merry and Pippin, The Return of the King, Book V, The Last Debate  
(‘King of the Dead’, requested by ink-weaver)

“And plink! a silver drop falls, and the round wrinkles in the glass make all the towers bend and waver like weeds and corals in a grotto of the sea.”

- Gimli to Legolas about the Caverns of Helm’s Deep, The Two Towers, Book III, The Road to Isengard
(Requested by starspray)

- Gimli to Elrond, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, The Ring goes South

“Maybe,” said Elrond, ”but let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.”
“Yet sworn word may strengthen quaking heart,” said Gimli.
“Or break it,” said Elrond. ”Look not too far ahead! But go now with good hearts!”

(Requested by kid-lost-in-thought)

- Gimli to Legolas, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Farewell to Lórien