J. R. R. Tolkien
Novelist, Scholar
"Frodo: Go back, Sam! I’m going to Mordor alone. Sam: Of course you are, and I’m coming with you!"
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Frodo
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J. R. R. Tolkien
Novelist, Scholar
"Come, Mr. Frodo!' he cried. 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you."
J. R. R. Tolkien
Novelist, Scholar
"Come, Mr. Frodo!' he cried. 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you and it as well. So up you get! Come on, Mr. Frodo dear! Sam will give you a ride. Just tell him where to go, and he'll go"
J. R. R. Tolkien
Novelist, Scholar
"It would be the death of you to come with me, Sam," said Frodo, "and I could not have borne that." "Not as certain as being left behind," said Sam. "But I am going to Mordor." "I know that well enough, Mr. Frodo. Of course you are. And I'm coming with you."
J. R. R. Tolkien
Novelist, Scholar
"I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam."
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"We set out to save the Shire, Sam and it has been saved - but not for me."
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"I'll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind," said Sam. "And I'll carry Mr. Frodo up myself, if it breaks my back and heart."
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"Don't leave me here alone! It's your Sam calling. Don't go where I can't follow! Wake up, Mr. Frodo!"
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"And if Sam considered himself lucky, Frodo knew he was more lucky himself; for there was not a hobbit in the Shire that was looked after with such care."
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"Don't the great tales never end?" "No, they never end as tales," said Frodo. "But the people in them come, and go when their part's ended. Our part will end later – or sooner."
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"Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes."
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"I don't deny it," said Frodo, looking at Sam, who was now grinning. "I don't deny it, but I'll never believe you are sleeping again, whether you snore or not. I shall kick you hard to make sure."
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"They must understand that – Elrond and the Council, and the great Lords and Ladies with all their wisdom. Their plans have gone wrong. I can't be their Ring-bearer. Not without Mr. Frodo."
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