Frodo: I can’t do this, Sam.
Sam: I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened. But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something. Even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn’t. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something.
Frodo: What are we holding on to, Sam?
Sam: That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.
Amen SamPosted by slaw at September 24, 2003 10:30 PM | TrackBack
Everyone needs a Samwise Gamgee. He's so freaking loyal, and while he might be simple-minded in some ways, he knows what matters.
Posted by: John at September 25, 2003 02:16 PMsee, i really fell hard for sam. i think that's he is amazing. i've been keeping my eyes, ears and heart open for my own personal sam.
Posted by: dee at October 17, 2003 11:03 PM