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“I feel very conscious of my influences. T.H. White is very important for me.”

Quote by Lev Grossman

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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. more

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“Magic is wild, dangerous stuff. You never realize how useful limitations are until it's much too late.”

Stuff Realizing Magic Dangerous Late Limitation Too Late

Author:Lev Grossman

“I think for a long time, I was paralyzed by some of my hopes and ideals for what my life was going to be like. I had this perfect vision of how my life should go, but it seemed - it was - impossible to realize, so I sat around for a long, long time doing almost nothing at all.”

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Author:Lev Grossman

“I have no doubt there are magician psychopaths, and magician serial killers. I doubt Brakebills admissions is very good at screening for those.”

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Author:Lev Grossman

“As a writer I'm more drawn to villains who are just slightly mad.”

Author:Lev Grossman

“I love playing with the conventions of fantasy, and breaking rules, and crossing lines.”

Lines Fantasy Conventions Crossings Breaking Rules Crossing The Line

Author:Lev Grossman

“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

Author:Lev Grossman

“Maybe there's a sense that technology isn't necessarily the answer to a lot of our problems. Fantasy offers readers a less radically alienated world - a world where desires and feelings that normally are trapped inside your mind are made real in the form of magic.”

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Author:Lev Grossman

“The line between outside and inside is fuzzier in fantasy. Maybe that's something people are looking for.”

People Lines Fantasy

Author:Lev Grossman

“The main advantage of being a reviewer is that you read a lot. A lot of books get sent to you, and you have an amazing vantage point from which to observe what's going on in contemporary fiction - not only genre stuff, the whole spectrum.”

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Author:Lev Grossman

“I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.”

People Asks College Defense Nba Transition

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