"I should like to save the Shire, if I could - though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull for words, and have felt that an earthquake or an invasion of dragons might be good for them. But I don't feel like that now. I feel that as long as the Shire lies behind, safe and comfortable, I shall find wandering more bearable: I shall know that somewhere there is a firm foothold, even if my feet cannot stand there again."

carrying the world around his neck

"I see no hope of it now. But I've got to do the best I can."

 still slow on replies – i just aoiwjef idk feel p insecure and it’s hard sometimes in really huge groups like this. easy to get worried and everything/lost.  that’s kind of one of the main reasons i’m slow actually. i’ll delete this but it felt good to get off chest hoigwh.