J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes about Waiting

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I don't want to be in a battle. But waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse.

I don't want to be in a battle. But waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Waiting, Battle, Want

"Fictional character: Pippin". "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", www.imdb.com. 2003.

You can make the Ring into an allegory of our own time, if you like: and allegory of the inevitable fate that waits for all attempts to defeat evil power by power.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fate, Evil, Waiting

J.R.R. Tolkien (2014). “The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien”, p.121, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

It was at this point that Bilbo stopped. Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterward were as nothing compared to it. He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast danger that lay in wait.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Real, Tunnels, Waiting

J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Hobbit: 75th Anniversary Edition”, p.235, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt