American literature Quote by Sam Neill

I'm fascinated by the magic realism used by many writers. I think it goes hand-in-hand with the Indian experience. It's a very different way…

— Joseph Boyden

People don't like to say Fantasy they say Magic Realism which means Fantasy written by somebody I went to university with.

— Terry Pratchett

“People tend to focus on the "magic" more than the "realism." But, like all fiction, fantasy arrives at truth via the road of untruth.”

— Salman Rushdie

Magical realism is a blending of the unusual or supernatural into an otherwise ordinary setting. And, to me, this perfectly describes the South. 'The…

— Sarah Addison Allen

Magical realism as a declaration in the text is usually when someone can't speak and then they must be magically reinvigorated in some way.

— Fred D'Aguiar

I think being raised within a Mexican Catholic family made magical realism a very natural part of who I am as a person and…

— Daniel Olivas

What others call magic realism is normal and an everyday thing to me.

— Laura Esquivel

At the end of the day, it's about the reader's attachment to and belief in the magical elements that make or break magical realism.

— Tea Obreht

I'm into weird kind of, anything that resembles magical realism.

— Daniel Radcliffe

Magic Realism is not new. The label's new, the specific Latin American form of it is new, its modern popularity is new, but it's…

— Terri Windling

Well, I really want to encourage a kind of fantasy, a kind of magic. I love the term magic realism, whoever invented it –…

— Terry Gilliam

“Magic is a cliche, but what do you call it when you enter a place and you can pretend you're anywhere and everywhere from…

— Wayne Gladstone