return of the king

"a day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. an hour of wolves and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! but it is not this day! this day we fight!"

-aragorn

gimli: never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an Elf. 

legolas: what about side by side with a friend? 

gimli: aye. I could do that.

"come on, mr. frodo. i can't carry it for you, but i can carry you."

-sam

"my friends, you bow to no one."

-aragorn to the hobbits

this scene. still brings tears to my eyes.

because anyone, even the "little" people, can be a hero.

"how do you pick up the threads of an old life? how do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand there is no going back? there are some things that time cannot mend, some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold."

-frodo

"i will not say 'do not weep', for not all tears are an evil."

-gandalf

"we set out to save the shire, sam. and it has been saved. but not for me"

-frodo

argh i'm not done crying yet.

return of the king. epic end to an epic tale. just. epic.

2 towers

Frodo: What are we holding on to, Sam?
Sam: That there's some good in the world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for.

"My heart... it feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it's trying to escape because it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange - no gifts. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine."

-yvaine, stardust