"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."

wisebyexperience:

_{Okay, so I was rewatching the Cirith Ungol scene where Frodo is captured by Orcs and Sam comes to save him, when I noticed this for the first time ever.}

_{Look at his neck and chest. That’s from The Ring.} 

why are you reminding me of that ugh that part is really awful okay. like he’s just scabbed all over it’s really gross and sad. i almost wish i could say HEY DON’T LOOK TOO MUCH AT FRODO NAKED…but welp now you have.

it’s like literally embedded into his skin. he kind of came to citta with it like that, with welts popping and all that gross stuff since he came without it since they dun took it.