--- title: "10 Reading Fantasy Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Reading Fantasy quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Reading Fantasy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/george-r-r-martin-2-926_fantasy_i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy_2254964.jpg" --- > [I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/george-r-r-martin-2-926_fantasy_i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy_2254964.jpg) > [Guess I've been reading too much fantasy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aprilynne-pike/guess-i-ve-been-reading-too-much-fantasy/) [Aprilynne Pike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aprilynne-pike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/751/aprilynne-pike-4513_fantasy_guess-i-ve-been-reading-too-much-fantasy_1536600.png) > [I've always loved reading fantasy. I used to pick out all the books in the library that had the little unicorn sticker…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-ve-always-loved-reading-fantasy-i-used-to-pick-out-all-the-books-in/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/maggie-stiefvater-76_book_i-ve-always-loved-reading-fantasy-i-used_2067211.png) > [“Maybe that’s why I like reading fantasy novels so much. The world in there is so much more interesting than mine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rucy-ban/maybe-that-s-why-i-like-reading-fantasy-novels-so-much-the-world-in/) [Rucy Ban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rucy-ban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47c/rucy-ban-27929_books_maybe-that-s-why-i-like-reading-fantasy_1538249.jpg) > [I started reading fantasy and science fiction and writing fantasy and science fiction when I was - when I started junior high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-bardugo/i-started-reading-fantasy-and-science-fiction-and-writing-fantasy-and/) [Leigh Bardugo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-bardugo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/224/leigh-bardugo-252_fiction_i-started-reading-fantasy-and-science-fi_541231.png) > [Read everything! Don't just read things that are in your comfort zone or things that you think you're already going to like.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/read-everything-don-t-just-read-things-that-are-in-your-comfort-zone/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/cassandra-clare-9_books_read-everything-don-t-just-read-things-t_767725.jpg) > [I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy. But, I wanted to put a somewhat different spin on it. The whole trope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy-but-i-wanted-to-put-a/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/george-r-r-martin-2-926_absolutes_i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy_2405061.jpg) > [“Not for the first time, the thought occurred to Hirou that if he'd actually known he was going to be transported into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliezer-yudkowsky/not-for-the-first-time-the-thought-occurred-to-hirou-that-if-he-d/) [Eliezer Yudkowsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliezer-yudkowsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20c/eliezer-yudkowsky-1207_fantasy_not-for-the-first-time-the-thought-occur_377019.png) > [If you are going to write, say, fantasy - stop reading fantasy. You've already read too much. Read other things; read westerns,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/if-you-are-going-to-write-say-fantasy-stop-reading-fantasy-you-ve/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30e/terry-pratchett-19_fantasy_if-you-are-going-to-write-say-fantasy-st_586586.jpg) > [“Lewis was a scholar and deeply spiritual man, so it is no surprise that all his characters have to face the complex…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-kirk/lewis-was-a-scholar-and-deeply-spiritual-man-so-it-is-no-surprise/) [E.J. Kirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-kirk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b5/e-j-kirk-99971_books_lewis-was-a-scholar-and-deeply-spiritual_2950671.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reading-fantasy/#itemlist", "name": "Reading Fantasy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George R. R. Martin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/george-r-r-martin-2-926_fantasy_i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy_2254964.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/george-r-r-martin-2-926_fantasy_i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy_2254964.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/george-r-r-martin-2-926_fantasy_i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy_2254964.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy.” — George R. R. Martin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Guess I've been reading too much fantasy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aprilynne Pike" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aprilynne-pike/guess-i-ve-been-reading-too-much-fantasy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/751/aprilynne-pike-4513_fantasy_guess-i-ve-been-reading-too-much-fantasy_1536600.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/751/aprilynne-pike-4513_fantasy_guess-i-ve-been-reading-too-much-fantasy_1536600.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/751/aprilynne-pike-4513_fantasy_guess-i-ve-been-reading-too-much-fantasy_1536600.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Guess I've been reading too much fantasy.” — Aprilynne Pike", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always loved reading fantasy. I used to pick out all the books in the library that had the little unicorn sticker on the side to show that they were fantasy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maggie Stiefvater" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-ve-always-loved-reading-fantasy-i-used-to-pick-out-all-the-books-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/maggie-stiefvater-76_book_i-ve-always-loved-reading-fantasy-i-used_2067211.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/maggie-stiefvater-76_book_i-ve-always-loved-reading-fantasy-i-used_2067211.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5e/maggie-stiefvater-76_book_i-ve-always-loved-reading-fantasy-i-used_2067211.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've always loved reading fantasy. I used to pick out all the books in the library that had the little…” — Maggie Stiefvater", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Maybe that’s why I like reading fantasy novels so much. The world in there is so much more interesting than mine.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rucy Ban" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rucy-ban/maybe-that-s-why-i-like-reading-fantasy-novels-so-much-the-world-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47c/rucy-ban-27929_books_maybe-that-s-why-i-like-reading-fantasy_1538249.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47c/rucy-ban-27929_books_maybe-that-s-why-i-like-reading-fantasy_1538249.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47c/rucy-ban-27929_books_maybe-that-s-why-i-like-reading-fantasy_1538249.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Maybe that’s why I like reading fantasy novels so much. The world in there is so much more interesting than…” — Rucy Ban", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I started reading fantasy and science fiction and writing fantasy and science fiction when I was - when I started junior high school.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leigh Bardugo" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-bardugo/i-started-reading-fantasy-and-science-fiction-and-writing-fantasy-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/224/leigh-bardugo-252_fiction_i-started-reading-fantasy-and-science-fi_541231.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/224/leigh-bardugo-252_fiction_i-started-reading-fantasy-and-science-fi_541231.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/224/leigh-bardugo-252_fiction_i-started-reading-fantasy-and-science-fi_541231.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I started reading fantasy and science fiction and writing fantasy and science fiction when I was - when I…” — Leigh Bardugo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Read everything! Don't just read things that are in your comfort zone or things that you think you're already going to like. Experiment; try new stuff and try new genres. If you read a lot of romance, then start reading mystery. If you read a lot of mystery, start reading fantasy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cassandra Clare" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/read-everything-don-t-just-read-things-that-are-in-your-comfort-zone/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/cassandra-clare-9_books_read-everything-don-t-just-read-things-t_767725.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/cassandra-clare-9_books_read-everything-don-t-just-read-things-t_767725.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/cassandra-clare-9_books_read-everything-don-t-just-read-things-t_767725.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Read everything! Don't just read things that are in your comfort zone or things that you think you're…” — Cassandra Clare", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy. But, I wanted to put a somewhat different spin on it. The whole trope of absolute good versus absolute evil, which was wonderful in the hands of J.R. Tolkien, became cliche and rote in the hands of the many Tolkien imitators that followed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George R. R. Martin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy-but-i-wanted-to-put-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/george-r-r-martin-2-926_absolutes_i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy_2405061.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/george-r-r-martin-2-926_absolutes_i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy_2405061.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/george-r-r-martin-2-926_absolutes_i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy_2405061.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy. But, I wanted to put a somewhat different spin on it. The whole…” — George R. R. Martin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Not for the first time, the thought occurred to Hirou that if he'd actually known he was going to be transported into a magical universe, informed he was the long-lost heir to the Throne of Bronze, handed the legendary Sword of Good, and told to fight evil, he would have spent less time reading fantasy novels. Joined the army, maybe. Taken fencing lessons, at least. If there was one thing that didn't prepare you for fantasy real life, it was sitting at home reading fantasy fiction.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eliezer Yudkowsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliezer-yudkowsky/not-for-the-first-time-the-thought-occurred-to-hirou-that-if-he-d/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20c/eliezer-yudkowsky-1207_fantasy_not-for-the-first-time-the-thought-occur_377019.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20c/eliezer-yudkowsky-1207_fantasy_not-for-the-first-time-the-thought-occur_377019.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20c/eliezer-yudkowsky-1207_fantasy_not-for-the-first-time-the-thought-occur_377019.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Not for the first time, the thought occurred to Hirou that if he'd actually known he was going to be…” — Eliezer Yudkowsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you are going to write, say, fantasy - stop reading fantasy. You've already read too much. Read other things; read westerns, read history, read anything that seems interesting, because if you only read fantasy and then you start to write fantasy, all you're going to do is recycle the same old stuff and move it around a bit.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Terry Pratchett" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/if-you-are-going-to-write-say-fantasy-stop-reading-fantasy-you-ve/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30e/terry-pratchett-19_fantasy_if-you-are-going-to-write-say-fantasy-st_586586.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30e/terry-pratchett-19_fantasy_if-you-are-going-to-write-say-fantasy-st_586586.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30e/terry-pratchett-19_fantasy_if-you-are-going-to-write-say-fantasy-st_586586.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you are going to write, say, fantasy - stop reading fantasy. You've already read too much. Read other…” — Terry Pratchett", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Lewis was a scholar and deeply spiritual man, so it is no surprise that all his characters have to face the complex nature of of the human condition. As a young boy, Lewis suffered from terrible nightmares...Reading fantasy helped Lewis deal with the fears that plagued him in real life. He believed that fantasy makes it easier for children to cope with their fears. In an essay in support of fantasy literature for children, he wrote, \"Since it is so likely they will meet cruel enemies{in real life], let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.\" By writing about serious themes like distrust, pride, temptation, and greed in a fantastical environment , Lewis helps readers recognize these emotions and forces in their own lives.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "E.J. Kirk" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-kirk/lewis-was-a-scholar-and-deeply-spiritual-man-so-it-is-no-surprise/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b5/e-j-kirk-99971_books_lewis-was-a-scholar-and-deeply-spiritual_2950671.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b5/e-j-kirk-99971_books_lewis-was-a-scholar-and-deeply-spiritual_2950671.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b5/e-j-kirk-99971_books_lewis-was-a-scholar-and-deeply-spiritual_2950671.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Lewis was a scholar and deeply spiritual man, so it is no surprise that all his characters have to face the…” — E.J. Kirk", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reading-fantasy/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reading-fantasy/", "name": "Reading Fantasy Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reading-fantasy/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/george-r-r-martin-2-926_fantasy_i-love-fantasy-i-grew-up-reading-fantasy_2254964.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 10 Reading Fantasy quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Reading Fantasy sayings and thoughts.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reading-fantasy/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reading-fantasy/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Reading Fantasy Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reading-fantasy/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```