
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

The suddenness and completeness of death was with them like a presence.
J.K. Rowling • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
‘Well, this is the end, Sam Gamgee,’ said a voice by his side. And there was Frodo, pale and worn, and yet himself again; and in his eyes there was peace now, neither strain of will, nor madness, nor any fear. His burden was taken away. There was the dear master of the sweet days in the Shire.
J.R.R. Tolkien • The Lord of the Rings
his mind full of those things that had come to him in the grave, ideas that had taken shape in the darkness, ideas both fascinating and terrible.
J.K. Rowling • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
He dug with a kind of fury, relishing the manual work, glorying in the non-magic of it, for every drop of his sweat and every blister felt like a gift to the elf who had saved their lives.