All Lev Grossman Quotes
- 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
- I recognize that on paper, you can't really tell that I'm a fan or a nerd. Fan
- I studied the cello for a long time, from when I was little up through college. Cello
- I think every fantasy reader secretly believes they know how magic works. Believe
- I'm happy to report that 'The New Press' is still in business to this day. But not thanks to me. I was a really bad… Bad
- I've stayed in houses that were in the country, and in England, but I'm still not sure that I've stayed in an English country house. Country
- It's a great thing when you feel that you recognize yourself, deeply and movingly, in a work of literature. Deeply
- It's a terrible thing for a book, when you feel like you're supposed to like it. Book
- My book group has one rule: no books for adults. We read young adult fiction only. Adult
- Oddly, the meanings of books are defined for me much more by their beginnings and middles than they are by their endings. Beginnings
- The novel is a highly corrupt medium, after all - in the end the vast majority of them simply aren't that great, and are destined… All