The Lord Of The Rings trilogy is epic, and stressful, and exciting, and suspenseful--but most of all, it offers us insights into beautiful friendships, allowing us to walk away from the screen with a renewed sense of appreciation for the connections we make in life, and how important they are particularly in times of hardship.

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From Frodo and Sam to Gimli and Legolas, The Lord Of The Rings offers an abundance of opportunity for wholesome appreciation across races and ages which we may take along with us in life by remembering the beautiful words the characters speak. Here are 10 examples of the friendships in Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings trilogy--inspired, of course, from the timeless texts of J.R.R. Tolkein.

"I Don't Know Half Of You Half As Well As I Should Like, And I Like Less Than Half Of You Half As Well As You Deserve."

Bilbo, in typical, eccentric Bilbo fashion, proclaims this bemusing statement to a crowd of all of his acquaintances in the Shire on the last night he spends there before leaving for Rivendell, the city of the elves. The crowd is standing smiling to receive Bilbo's speech, it being his birthday party, but their smiles slacken to frowns once they can't quite work out whether or not they are being insulted. Once we break it down, however, the sentiment is a good-willed, if brutally honest one: he'd like to know many of the people of his town better, and the ones he doesn't like he believes deserve to be liked better.

"Go Back, Sam. I'm Going To Mordor Alone." "Of Course You Are. And I'm Coming With You."

As per usual, Samwise Gamgee refuses to leave the side of Frodo. He is a loyal gardener-friend-servant, what have you, through and through. In The Fellowship Of The Ring, Frodo attempts to break away from the group to pursue his mission to destroy the ring all on his own. He believes this is the best way to ensure his success. Paddling away from Sam, Frodo calls out to him to let him go alone. Sam, ever emotional, throws himself into the river and nearly drowns as he screams that he will not leave Frodo.

"Are You Going To Leave Me?" "No, Merry. I'm Going To Look After You."

Merry has endured the war at Minas Tirith, and after aiding Eowyn in defeating the Witch-King, collapses on the ground to be later found by Pippin. Merry and Pippin are hardly seen apart from each other throughout the trilogy, but this scene comes after a time when they have existed separately for a good while. Pippin scours the field of fallen bodies and at last, finds his dear friend, and assures him that he will never leave him, that he's going to take care of him.

"I Would Have Followed You To The End, My Brother...My Captain...My King."

Aragorn and Boromir have had their ups and downs. Boromir is the son of the stand-in ruler of the city of Gondor, and Aragorn is the rightful leader. Boromir originally rejects Aragorn upon their first meeting, declaring that Gondor needs no king. But in his dying moment, after all they have been through together and seeing what a good man Aragorn is, Boromir vows his loyalty to Aragorn, using his last breath to express his adoration and respect.

"Don't Leave Me Here Alone. Don't Go Where I Can't Follow."

Sam is determined to see Frodo's mission through. They stand on the edge of Mount Doom, almost at the point where they can destroy the ring--but Frodo is on his last legs. Frodo has collapsed from the emotional weight of the ring, which seems to also cultivate a physical weight.

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Sam holds Frodo to him and begs him to gather all the strength he can. The pure panic and remorse in Sam's statement reveal that Sam's loyalty to Frodo goes beyond his devotion to the ring's destruction, and speaks to something much deeper in his relation to Frodo.

"I Am Not Trying To Rob You!....I'm Trying To Help you."

This quote comes early on in The Fellowship Of The Ring, the first in the trilogy. We find Bilbo in his home fretting over the ring, which he still has in his possession and is debating whether or not he will take it with him when he leaves The Shire. Gandalf can see that the ring is taking hold of Bilbo, and suggests he hand it over to him. Bilbo, made paranoid by the ring, accuses Gandalf of wanting to take the ring for himself. But, of course, Gandalf reveals himself to only have Bilbo's best interest at heart.

"I Can't Carry It For You, But I Can Carry You!"

Frodo is at his wit's end, and can't manage to get himself to the top of Mount Doom. Sam has tried to share the weight of the ring with Frodo before but Frodo insists that he must be the one to carry it. Whether this is reasonable or not, who's to know--what we do know is that Sam honors Frodo's wishes, and rather than ever give in will always find a way to help Frodo. If he can't carry the Ring for Frodo, he will carry Frodo himself to the top of the mountain--and he does.

"We Will Not Abandon Merry And Pippin To Torment And Death. Not While We Have Strength Left."

Frodo has left the fellowship of people who have vowed to aid him in his mission to destroy the ring. Rather than go their separate ways, they choose a new mission--to find Merry and Pippin, who have been abducted by Orcs.

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This moment marks the steady upward progression of deep friendships to be formed between this group throughout the following two films in the series. The group has just fought off a massive amount of Orcs, but they pick themselves up and charge forward to honor the members of a group of misfits now unified.

"Frodo Wouldn't Have Got Far Without Sam."

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Frodo acknowledges--however much of an understatement it is--the role that Sam has played in his quest to destroy the ring. The two are speculating about the stories people may one day tell about the story of the ring, and how it's all worth it for Frodo to go through hardship because he will inspire stories of hope for the people of the future. Sam is, of course, featuring the hypothetical stories all around Frodo, and Frodo chimes in that Sam is a key part of such stories of hope.

"Never Thought I'd Die Fighting Side By Side With An Elf." "What About Side By Side With A Friend?"

Legolas and Gimli begin as prickly opposites. Each being from a race of creatures who have long held rivalries, they regularly bicker between each other, but this bickering softens more and more and eventually turns into the playful chidings of good friends. They fight in many wars together and defend common allies. Finally, they are faced with a war that Gimli is sure they will not survive, and so makes the remark that it will be ironic to die beside a member of an enemy race. Legolas becomes the voice of unity and grace which comes to represent The Lord Of The Rings as a whole, re-framing the situation and calling Gimli a friend.

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