Lev Grossman Quotes

I am a fan of magic and fantasy, particularly when it's grounded in reality.

The Wizard of Ooze

Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.

I'd always wanted to do these types of things - pieces of magic I could put out not as illusions, but really doing it.

I think that magic, at its root, is a very abstract notion. There's no real, approved definition. And, in that sense, it's like love; you can only see magic by the effect it has on people.

I want witchcraft so bad that I can't stand it. I have wands in my apartment. And I use them sometimes. I walk into the kitchen with my wand, and I come out with something on a platter and I say, 'See, magic happens.' Works every time.

In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.

Magic is the mysteries into which not everyone is so lucky, or unlucky, as to be initiated. It can be affected by belief, the whims of the unseen, harsh language. And it is not. Supposed. To make. Sense. In fact, I think it's coolest when it doesn't.

I was always interested in enchantment and magicians and still am.

There is magic in my universe, but it's pretty low magic compared to other fantasies.

The Wizard War

I'm still a little certain I'm a wizard.

There is no magic. There are only magicians.

Magic should get under people's skins.

My understanding of magic is fairly straightforward. Hit enemies with a sword until they’re dead. If they rise again, hit them again. Repeat as necessary. It worked against Set.

Magic--that's just a label, you know. Completely meaningless. It wasn't so very long ago that people were saying that electricity was magic.

Duh! So, we're asking you now, what are some of your favorite lines that this warlock brain produced?

I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago.

There's a special gut-check moment the first time you write a scene in which somebody casts a spell.

Magic is my paint.

I did magic all my life from the time I was 12, and I like to tap into the magic from history.

When it draws near to witching time of night.

I don't like magic.

I still want magic, I find. The old fashioned kind. I don't believe in it, but I still have a hankering for it.

Magic, like technology, is a tool.