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Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?
J. R. R. Tolkien
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It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think.
Patrick Rothfuss
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If you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's story.
Terry Pratchett
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Fantasy stories will always be popular, as there are always readers who are willing to escape, freely, to the worlds that the authors create, and spend time with the characters we give life to.
Jason Ellis
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If you look at any ancient civilization, they've all used fantasy stories to train the young.
David Gemmell
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Don't get me wrong, hard and soft fantasy stories can both be good. But you need to know which camp you're in. I'm into realism. I'm a hard fantasy guy.
Patrick Rothfuss