" 'Are you in pain, Frodo?'
Posted by u l a n on Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at 10:57 AM.
...said Gandalf quietly as he rode by Frodo's side.
'Well, yes I am,' said Frodo. 'It's my shoulder. The wound aches, and the memory of darkness is heavy on me. It was a year ago today.'
'Alas! There are some wounds that cannot be wholly cured.' said Gandalf.
'I fear it may be so with mine,' said Frodo. 'There is no real going back. Though I may come to the Shire, it will not seem the same; for I shall not be the same. I am wounded with knife, sting, and tooth, and a long burden. Where shall I find rest?'
Gandalf did not answer."
---- JRR Tolkien, LOTR Book VI Chapter VII
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'Well, yes I am,' said Frodo. 'It's my shoulder. The wound aches, and the memory of darkness is heavy on me. It was a year ago today.'
'Alas! There are some wounds that cannot be wholly cured.' said Gandalf.
'I fear it may be so with mine,' said Frodo. 'There is no real going back. Though I may come to the Shire, it will not seem the same; for I shall not be the same. I am wounded with knife, sting, and tooth, and a long burden. Where shall I find rest?'
Gandalf did not answer."
---- JRR Tolkien, LOTR Book VI Chapter VII
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