R. A. Salvatore Quotes

I grew up reading a lot of fantasy/sci-fi.

I have a long love of fantasy and science-fiction.

Most of my short stories are fantasy.

Perhaps fantasy offers imaginative escapism more than other genres.

As a kid, I loved any fantasy.

'Castle' is a guy living in a fantasy world. He's in his imagination, writing these stories of murder.

I was someone who really loved fantasy novels and science fiction novels.

I always gravitated a bit towards more of the fantasy, and 'Lost Girl' really fits in with that.

Fantasy has had some problems with being too repetitive, in my opinion. I try to read what other people are doing - and say, 'How can I add to this rather than just recycle it? How can I stand on Tolkien's shoulders rather than stand tied to his kneecaps?'

Science fiction without the science just becomes, you know, sword and sorcery, basically stories about heroism and not much more.

I like fantasy.

I loved 'Pan's Labyrinth.' It transported me into another world. I like fantasy worlds; I love 'Lord of the Rings' as well, for that reason, because you really get to get out of reality and go somewhere else.

When I turned to writing fantasy, and writing for young people, it was joyous. It was like discovering an underground lake of ideas that went on forever.

Guy Gavriel Kay's 'Tigana' is, in my opinion, one of the best, if not the best fantasy novel ever written. It's beautifully written, the characters are unforgettable, the worldbuilding is exquisite.

I believe that hunger for a 'lost dimension' of experience is a natural yearning in all of us, and it doesn't go away just because we ignore it. It is evidenced among other places in the millions of children and adults who obsessively read the 'Harry Potter' books. It is said that fiction is where someone gets to tell the truth.

There have been a number of us working very, very hard to bring myth and fairy tales into public consciousness, through fantasy literature and other media. I hope we're succeeding in some small way.

When I'm writing books, something weird happens; and the result is the books contain a large amount of what you could call 'supernaturalism.' As a writer, I find I need that to explain the world I'm writing about.

I'm particularly fond of sci-fi and fantasy genres.

I do like fantasy films.

I've always liked fairy tale and spectacle. I wouldn't say I was a fantasy fan, but anything beyond reality I've always found exciting - the work of David Lynch, the work of Tim Burton. But for me, I also love those things that are absolutely about human relationships.

'Fire and Hemlock' is the reason I'm a writer.

I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy.

In creating the Harry Potter artwork, I try to bring a certain amount of realism and believability to the characters and setting, but still add an element of wonder and the unknown.

Fantasy is my genre and my home in the writing world. I consider it the biggest writing room in all literature, where there are literally no boundaries at all.

My interest in fantasy began pretty much when I started to read.