When you talk about fantasy, the usual problem is that whilst you've got the world of imagination, there are no controlling forces. — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
Any good story can galvanize a person, make him/her think about things a different way, reassess their own motives and needs, but… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
Mostly I'm writing about people, so I feel constrained to take with me my view of people, my curiosity about how people… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
I've never worried about 'the reader' because there isn't one. There are thousands, and they all have strong opinions, from 'Magician' was… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
Science fiction is fantasy about issues of science. Science fiction is a subset of fantasy. Fantasy predated it by several millennia. The… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
Often I'll try things that just won't happen the way I'd like them to, so hearing that they're not working saves me some wear… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
A hero is someone who simply got too frightened to use his good sense and run away, then somehow lived through it all. — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
“Knowing what things are not is often as important as knowing what they are.” — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
You would do well to know, Marcus, that irritating a better swordsman than yourself is a good way to end up dead. — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
“Kings and marshals can look back and relive their triumphs, their great victories. We common folk must take what pleasure we can from life's… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
I feel when a writer treats a character as 'precious,' the writer runs the risk of turning them into a comic book character. There's… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
“All right, me darlings. You heard the Captain. Look around and tell ol'Biggo what you thieving rascals grabbed when you ran for your lives!” — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
If I leave my computer, I'm probably not going to get back for hours. If I take a few minutes to answer questions and… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
I keep threatening to write a non-fantasy book, and they keep offering me the kind of money I can't refuse to write a fantasy.… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
I don't like fantasy where a king snaps his fingers and suddenly a whole army appears and goes off to war - he's got… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
