“I understand that I may make mistakes with characters who don't share my own background, but I commit to doing my best.” Quote by Kelley Armstrong
“A name is so important. A surname connects you to your past, to your family. Even a given name has meaning - why did your parents pick that particular one?” ImportantPastNamesGivenParentParticularPicksOur FamilyOur PastYour PastSurnamesGiven Names Author:Kelley Armstrong
“When I was 35 I realized that I was still thinking a lot about what it would be like to go to Narnia. To really go - not just in a daydream, or in a children's book, but what it would actually feel like, physically, psychologically, every other way. The idea was haunting me.” ThinkingWayFeelsChildrenStillsBookIdeasWould BeI RealizedHauntingDaydreamingChildren's BooksNarnia Author:Lev Grossman
“If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.” IfsLooksPersonsWinningInspiringBasketballShouldersCompetitive Person Author:Magic Johnson
“I feel very conscious of my influences. T.H. White is very important for me.” FeelsImportantWhiteInfluenceConscious Author:Lev Grossman
“Magic is wild, dangerous stuff. You never realize how useful limitations are until it's much too late.” StuffRealizingMagicDangerousLateLimitationToo 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.” ThinkingShouldLongRealizingPerfectVisionImpossibleLong TimeIdealsSatParalyzed 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.” DoubtVery GoodNo DoubtKillersMagicianSerialsAdmissionPsychopathSerial KillerScreening Author:Lev Grossman
“I love playing with the conventions of fantasy, and breaking rules, and crossing lines.” LinesFantasyConventionsCrossingsBreaking RulesCrossing 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.” IfsKnowsImportantHardFantasyClearGenre Author:Lev Grossman