Troy smiled down at her, and her heart jumped into her…

I think being raised within a Mexican Catholic family made magical realism a very natural part of who I am as a person and…

— Daniel Olivas

“I no longer feel the need to see and sense more than I've already experienced. I just want so desperately to hang on what…

— Jostein Gaarder

I think that it's important to try to keep reality. I think that Gabriel Garcia Marquez speaks a lot about reality in his magical…

— Walter Mosley

“The world is entirely magical, the only illusion is that it isn't...”

— Lydia Andal

“He wishes he were a skilled poet, it would fit his chosen image perfectly; the poor, tragic, tortured artiste. But he has no talent…

— Curtis Ackie

“We prayed the moon would unstopper long enough to suck us through to the other side so we could see how dull the stars…

— Lindsay Hunter

“It's life's failure and its deficiencies that make someone a daydreamer. I don't understand why prophets and philosophers didn't see the significance in that.…

— Shokoofeh Azar

Obviously all religions get corrupted by man. The initial ideas are interesting but once they get organized they seem to become about politics and…

— Matt Dillon

“Everyone knows how to cook parasols—you soak them in milk, then dip them in egg and breadcrumbs and fry them until they're brown as…

— Olga Tokarczuk

“When you write it, don't write it in the manner of a spooky story. Don't try to give an explanation. Just say that I…

— David Mitchell

“The rich died, too, disappointing all those who thought that somehow they didn't. Peter Lakes had no illusions about mortality. He knew that it…

— Mark Helprin

At the end of the day, it's about the reader's attachment to and belief in the magical elements that make or break magical realism.

— Tea Obreht

Magical realism as a declaration in the text is usually when someone can't speak and then they must be magically reinvigorated in some way.

— Fred D'Aguiar

“We write the earth we stand upon.”

— Laura K. Cowan

“When everything is said and done, the only thing that really matters is the quality of the soul you build during the life you're…

— Kayt C. Peck