Tom Shippey Quotes

Tolkien went through it himself (as an infantryman) in World War I. But it just got worse in his lifetime... I think he was very preoccupied with the nature of evil, the nature of technology, the way in which things could be abused, the way good intentions are subverted. That's what it's all about.

- Tom Shippey

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I reckon it would take you 40 hours to read the first book out loud. Cutting that to three hours -- well, what can you do? The answer is, abridge... If you know the story, you can see them skipping. - Tom Shippey

My colleagues in the literary department say it's all very escapist stuff. I think, 'No, no, no.' It's actually all about what happened in the 20th century. The 20th century has basically been industrialized warfare. - Tom Shippey

Tolkien went through it himself (as an infantryman) in World War I. But it just got worse in his lifetime... I think he was very preoccupied with the nature of evil, the nature of technology, the way in which things could be abused, the way good intentions are subverted. That's what it's all about. - Tom Shippey