Using something real does not destroy the fantastical; it…

“Suddenly, the wind got hold of the hammock. Leaves murmured. It was cold and the sun had gone down.”

— Marcus Speh

“Gerbert, by the window, shuddered; his mouth contorted. The witch began to twist faster and faster while her twin was talking to Gisela, mumbling…

— Marcus Speh

Things like 'The Office,' and arguably shows like 'The Only Way Is Essex,' are comedies, just using real people in real situations.

— Ben Miller

“If you think you're using real money forget it. You're just using the adult version of play money.”

— Anthony T. Hincks

There's nothing more exciting to me than using real instruments in the studio.

— Michael Kiwanuka

I'm no longer a prisoner of my fears. Which really just means I'm using real butter.

— Greg Behrendt

“If nothing's real, then what does it matter? You live here. Doesn't that make it real enough?”

— Francesca Zappia

“nothing is real that does not end on the streets.”

— Timothy Snyder

"The dream is real but it does not last" - This is an illusion.

— Frederick Lenz

If you have to call yourself real before someone else does most likely you're not.

— Nessa Nicolee

Anything in which you're playing someone real does make you feel responsible for making the story as true as it can be.

— Georgina Campbell

Real. Does that make me imaginary?

— Stephenie Meyer

Good sci-fi and fantasy use fantastical situations to represent real-life issues. It really is all a metaphor for what we all go through as…

— Stella Maeve

I just like that balance of the real and the fantastical because as a reader and consumer of stories and fantasy, I always want…

— Ransom Riggs

He is only fantastical that is not in fashion.

— Robert A. Burton