All Lev Grossman Quotes
- You don't want to move toward some utopian literary situation where everybody's free of all conventions. That's ridiculous! Conventions are what you need. You have… All
- It's wonderful to play around with fantasy, because there are an amazing number of as-yet-unbroken rules out there. Amazing
- I read Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, which I think will subsequently be recognized as one of the first great novels of the… Century
- My ultimate goal is to drive people back to the books, when I think of an adaptation. Adaptation
- I feel that's one of the central questions of fantasy. What did we lose when we entered the 20th and 21st century, and how can… Asking
- I loved fantasy, but I particularly loved the stories in which somebody got out of where they were and into somewhere better - as in… Better
- I always hated those fantasy books where, at the end, all the kids had to go home. At the end of a Narnia book, you… All
- Escapism has value, even if I don't know what its value is, exactly. Maybe it's just part of some healthy way that we deal with… Deal
- Supposedly I've got traces of an English accent, though I can't hear it. I must have inherited it from my mother, who's English, and then… Accent
- A novel with a bad middle is a bad book. A bad ending is something I've just gotten in the habit of forgiving. Bad
- And I'm not as young as I once was. At my age, I don't have time to be bored. Age
- Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how they're made, they never seem quite as sacred again. Attitude
- Being a writer can be isolating. It's good to be among readers and booksellers. Among
- Book tours are excellent things, and one is lucky to get to go on one, but they have a way of leeching away one's will… Book
- How often have I met and disliked writers whose books I love; and conversely, hated the books and then wound up liking the writer? Too… Book
- I came from an anxious, overly intense East Coast academic family. That was the way of our tribe. Academic
- I guess I was raised in a household with a lot of reverence for the physical sanctity of books. You didn't destroy books. Book
- I have spent many, many hours reading J.K. Rowling's work. I am a known 'Harry Potter' fan. Fan
- I mean, when you're tired of book reviews, you're tired of life. Book
- I never thought about doing a sequel when I was actually writing 'The Magicians.' I only ever considered it a standalone. Actually Writing