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Lev Grossman is an American novelist, best known for his fantasy novel series 'The Magicians'. His works blend literary depth with rich imagination, earning him widespread acclaim.

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“Escapism has value, even if I don't know what its value is, exactly. Maybe it's just part of some healthy way that we deal with the world.”

Ifs Knows World Way Values Deals Healthy Escapism

Author:Lev Grossman

“I think every fantasy reader secretly believes they know how magic works.”

Thinking Knows Believe Fantasy Know How Magic Reader

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“I don't know if I've ever derived such an immediate sense of calm and well-being from any book as I did from 'Right Ho, Jeeves.' It was like I was Pac-Man and the book was a power-up.”

Ifs Knows Men Wells Book Calm Well Being Pacs Jeeves

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“I'm a fantasy writer. I don't do SF. This is important to me. If you're not clear on what genre you're in, everything gets muddled, and it's hard to know which rules you're breaking.”

Ifs Knows Important Hard Fantasy Clear Genre

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“By now he had learned enough to know that when he was getting annoyed at somebody else, it was usually because there was something that he himself should be doing, and he wasn't doing it.”

Knows Should Enough Annoyed

Book:The Magicians Trilogy

Source: The Magicians Trilogy

“In our world no one ever knows what to do, and everyone's just as clueless and full of crap as everyone else, and you have to figure it all out by yourself. And even after you've figured it out and done it, you'll never know whether you were right or wrong. You'll never know if you put the ring in the right volcano, or if things might have gone better if you hadn't.”

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Book:The Magicians Trilogy

Source: The Magicians Trilogy

About the Author

Born: June 26, 1969
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 173

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