My dear Sam: You cannot always be torn in two. You will have to be one and whole for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be and to do. Your part in the story will go on.

More from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• I do not fear death.
• I have wished you joy since first I saw you.
• My friends, you bow to no one.
• This day does not belong to one man but to all. Let us together rebuild this world that we may share in the days of peace.
• Courage, Merry, courage for our friends.
• He has just as much reason to go to war as you do. Why can he not fight for those he loves?