--- title: "9 Good Fantasy Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Good Fantasy quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Good Fantasy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df7/lloyd-alexander-1645_books_there-is-an-exuberance-in-good-fantasy-q_158630.png" --- > [“There is an exuberance in good fantasy quite unlike the most exalted moments of realistic fiction. Both forms have similar goals; but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/there-is-an-exuberance-in-good-fantasy-quite-unlike-the-most-exalted/) [Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df7/lloyd-alexander-1645_books_there-is-an-exuberance-in-good-fantasy-q_158630.png) > [I'm not good at fantasy, no. I have been offered stuff, and I can't get my head around it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-morgan/i-m-not-good-at-fantasy-no-i-have-been-offered-stuff-and-i-can-t-get/) [Peter Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/peter-morgan-3663_around_i-m-not-good-at-fantasy-no-i-have-been-o_1762059.jpg) > [I feel that good fantasy will always be in demand. I think children especially need literature that helps them escape from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-l-stine/i-feel-that-good-fantasy-will-always-be-in-demand-i-think-children/) [R. L. Stine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-l-stine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/608/r-l-stine-12476_always_i-feel-that-good-fantasy-will-always-be_2729200.png) > [“Good fantasy fiction: ... explores real human conditions through fantastic metaphors which universalize the characters' individual experiences to speak personally to us all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-resnick/good-fantasy-fiction-explores-real-human-conditions-through-fantastic/) [Laura Resnick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-resnick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/laura-resnick-43192_angel_good-fantasy-fiction-explores-real-human_1539510.jpg) > [I love magic and playing with magic systems. But to me, good fantasy like all fiction comes down to good character and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-b-coe/i-love-magic-and-playing-with-magic-systems-but-to-me-good-fantasy/) [David B. Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-b-coe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0c/david-b-coe-28992_character_i-love-magic-and-playing-with-magic-syst_3217588.jpg) > [What do I want in a good fantasy book? Court politics and social interactions based around houses and cities. Powerful women and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tansy-rayner-roberts/what-do-i-want-in-a-good-fantasy-book-court-politics-and-social/) [Tansy Rayner Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tansy-rayner-roberts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/tansy-rayner-roberts-37481_action_what-do-i-want-in-a-good-fantasy-book-co_2110188.jpg) > [There's a rule for what makes good fantasy work, and it's as strange as any riddle ever posed in a fairy tale:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-nielsen-hayden/there-s-a-rule-for-what-makes-good-fantasy-work-and-it-s-as-strange/) [Teresa Nielsen Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-nielsen-hayden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/teresa-nielsen-hayden-31945_anything-can-happen_there-s-a-rule-for-what-makes-good-fanta_320494.jpg) > [Fantasy stories open our eyes to an unseen world and train our minds to see beyond the visible. In the New Testament…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-davis/fantasy-stories-open-our-eyes-to-an-unseen-world-and-train-our-minds/) [Bryan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/bryan-davis-23509_battle_fantasy-stories-open-our-eyes-to-an-unse_874571.png) > [“The truth is that good fantasies carefully limit the magic that's possible. In fact, the magic has to be defined, at least…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/the-truth-is-that-good-fantasies-carefully-limit-the-magic-that-s/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/017/orson-scott-card-134_books_the-truth-is-that-good-fantasies-careful_1792918.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-fantasy/#itemlist", "name": "Good Fantasy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There is an exuberance in good fantasy quite unlike the most exalted moments of realistic fiction. 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An intense impression of history in the world-building.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tansy Rayner Roberts" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tansy-rayner-roberts/what-do-i-want-in-a-good-fantasy-book-court-politics-and-social/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/tansy-rayner-roberts-37481_action_what-do-i-want-in-a-good-fantasy-book-co_2110188.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/tansy-rayner-roberts-37481_action_what-do-i-want-in-a-good-fantasy-book-co_2110188.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/tansy-rayner-roberts-37481_action_what-do-i-want-in-a-good-fantasy-book-co_2110188.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What do I want in a good fantasy book? 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In the New Testament context, this is where our real battles are fought. Good fantasy will reveal the hidden powers of evil that threaten the hero's life and upset his journey. 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