“The world is entirely magical, the only illusion is that it isn't...” — Lydia Andal Copy Share Image
Set your fantasies in the here and now and then, if challenged, claim to be writing Magical Realism. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“I no longer feel the need to see and sense more than I've already experienced. I just want so desperately to hang… — Jostein Gaarder Copy Share Image
“Is Shimmer a floor wax or a dessert topping? Is an electron a wave or a particle? Slipstream tells us that the… — James Patrick Kelly John Kessel Copy Share Image
To my mother, I was everything. To my father, nothing at all. To my grandmother, I was a daily reminder of loves… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“To master magical realism, one must make the real seem unreal but, more importantly, make the unreal seem real.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
Those of us who thought Jorge Luis Borges was a pioneer of magical realism were mistaken; he was a pioneer of science… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
“But if two people do almost nothing except search for one another, it's hardly surprising if they run across each other by… — Jostein Gaarder Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, it's about the reader's attachment to and belief in the magical elements that make or break… — Tea Obreht Copy Share Image
“We believe the lies about the true meaning of life because these lies are familiar and hence comfortable. Yet, when we let… — Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana Copy Share Image
I wrote some weird magical realism stories that are probably on some hard drive somewhere, and if I ever uncover that hard… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
“That, too, was in the air itself -- a whisper of apology when the smell of the soil carried. There should be… — Christian Crews Copy Share Image
“Music can transport you to another time with a couple of notes. It makes you feel the heartbreak or the love, right… — Cindi Madsen Copy Share Image
“So now would probably be the wrong time to tell you I rented that boxing movie with the hot guys, planning to… — Cindi Madsen Copy Share Image
“The rich died, too, disappointing all those who thought that somehow they didn't. Peter Lakes had no illusions about mortality. He knew… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“She sent me a sunny smile, and what a smile, George; it was a smile that could have melted the whole world,… — Jostein Gaarder Copy Share Image
“I asked about the price of the guitars, reminding him that if expected me to man the cash register, I’d need to… — Brenda Sutton Rose Copy Share Image
“After a long while, the giant forest turned into a clearing. Up ahead, a large waterfall rushed into a giant pool. Rippling… — Valerie Dunsmore Copy Share Image
“Few of us make any serious effort to remember what we read. When I read a book, what do I hope will… — Joshua Foer Copy Share Image
“Most mornings I get up to listen to the birds, and each summer I taste the honeysuckle, and I kiss Rus in… — Ashley Poston Copy Share Image
“Everyone knows how to cook parasols—you soak them in milk, then dip them in egg and breadcrumbs and fry them until they're… — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
“Literature is the extant body of written art. All novels belong to it. The value judgement concealed in distinguishing one novel as… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“(OSCAR - – -) “When you become sensitive to forces outside and inside yourself, you become sort of a light to others… — D.R. Schervish Copy Share Image
“The of sitting a telescope in space was obviously not to get closer to the stars and planets the telescope was to… — Jostein Gaarder Copy Share Image
“A few casualties always come with the war,” Zadok answers. I stare at him for a moment, caught off-guard by his merciless… — C.R. Beck Copy Share Image
“I just wanted one more day." More tears welled up in her eyes. "But it would never be enough. I could keep… — Cindi Madsen Copy Share Image
For years, in the wake of Rushdie, I had imagined magical realism to be the last refuge of the non-resident Indian. — Amitava Kumar Copy Share Image
Magical realism as a declaration in the text is usually when someone can't speak and then they must be magically reinvigorated in… — Fred D'Aguiar Copy Share Image
“I pass a still-warm honey bourbon bread pudding over the head of the chatty old woman to the man behind her, for… — Ellen Pauley Goff Copy Share Image
“Look at the world, Georg, look at the world before you've filled yourself with too much physics and chemistry.” — Jostein Gaarder Copy Share Image
“The underlying melody via every rock, plant, animal, sky and star, inside the water, from the dirt, through the light: only love… — Melina Sempill Watts Copy Share Image
“A lovely rainbow arcs across the sky, and beneath it, a butterfly dances — carrying magic on painted wings, fairy-like, drifting on… — Bhuwan Thapaliya Copy Share Image
“Most girls celebrate their birthdays with friends. I spent mine with a pack of wolves.” — Ruth Emmie Lang Copy Share Image
The 'Mahabharata' is the best story ever. It makes you believe that impossible things can be made possible. There is magical realism. — Thiagarajan Kumararaja Copy Share Image
“Although I've always been easily led by my imagination, I was, and I remain, a rational person.” — Jostein Gaarder Copy Share Image
“The place cast a spell on me, a lovely spell that seduced me one one breath at a time.” — Brenda Sutton Rose Copy Share Image
“Magic isn’t about make-believe, after all. It’s just about suspending your own disbelief sufficiently to see the wonder that exists inside each… — Jeanette LeBlanc Copy Share Image
