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“Hoga Gothyelk no longer felt anger, not truly — only varieties of sorrow.”

“Hoga Gothyelk no longer felt anger, not truly — only varieties of sorrow.” – R. Scott Bakker, The Darkness That Comes Before

“The fantastic is in complicity with the realist model, in the claims that realism makes to represent the true face of reality. It points to the gaps and inadequacies of realism, but does not question the legitimacy of its claims to represent reality. The concept of “suspension of disbelief , that beloved criterion of positivist criticism supposedly serving to establish the legitimacy of the fantastic, confirms this hegemony.”

“The fantastic is in complicity with the realist model, in the claims that realism makes to represent the true face of reality. It points to the gaps and inadequacies of realism, but does not question the legitimacy of its claims to represent reality. The concept of “suspension of disbelief , that beloved criterion of positivist criticism supposedly serving to establish the legitimacy of the…

“(Uncle) would remark that it was impossible to get by without such a (portentous and whimsical) tone when speaking of many things of this world, and especially of the things not entirely of this world.”

“(Uncle) would remark that it was impossible to get by without such a (portentous and whimsical) tone when speaking of many things of this world, and especially of the things not entirely of this world.” – Vladimir Odoyevsky

“Wisdom’s Pearl doth often dwell Closed in Fancy’s rainbow shell”

“Wisdom’s Pearl doth often dwell Closed in Fancy’s rainbow shell” – John Sterling

“You can have a failed quest, but you can t have an achieved quest and no reward.”

“You can have a failed quest, but you can t have an achieved quest and no reward.” – Sara Maitland

“Refusing what Adorno called that comfort in the uncomfortable taken by the fantastic, surrealism seeks to reintegrate man into the universe.”

“Refusing what Adorno called that comfort in the uncomfortable taken by the fantastic, surrealism seeks to reintegrate man into the universe.” – Michael Richardson, The Dedalus Book of Surrealism: The Identity of Things

“Violence always leads to pain Trendal Malian- Ishtaria: Prince of Blades”

“Violence always leads to pain Trendal Malian- Ishtaria: Prince of Blades” – Keith Collier

“One becomes sated with platitudes no less than honey, so that one often breaks another s bones in one s vexation.”

“One becomes sated with platitudes no less than honey, so that one often breaks another s bones in one s vexation.” – Jack Vance

“Sometimes thought Liir-his first thought in weeks and weeks-sometimes I hate this marvelous land of ours. It s so much like home, and then it holds out on you.”

“Sometimes thought Liir-his first thought in weeks and weeks-sometimes I hate this marvelous land of ours. It s so much like home, and then it holds out on you.” – Gregory Maguire, Son of a Witch

“Imagination shrinks from the consequences.”

“Imagination shrinks from the consequences.” – Jude Morgan, Indiscretion

“I believe there is an explanation for everything – although we shall never know the explanation for everything. Not everything in this world can be understood by us, nor should it be. It is not necessary.”

“I believe there is an explanation for everything – although we shall never know the explanation for everything. Not everything in this world can be understood by us, nor should it be. It is not necessary.” – Steve Augarde, Celandine

“We ve got an unbeatable team. – Sauron”

“We ve got an unbeatable team. – Sauron” – Robert Lynn Asprin, Myth Directions

“Non era stato coraggioso, restando lì fermo a farsi pungere – disse Coraline al gatto. – Non era stato coraggioso perché non aveva avuto paura: quella era l unica cosa che potesse fare. Ma quando era tornato a riprendersi gli occhiali, sapendo che lì c erano le vespe, aveva avuto veramente paura. Quello era stato vero coraggio. – Mosse il primo passo lungo il corridoio. Sentiva odore di chiuso, di polvere e di umidità. Il gatto avanzata lentamente accanto a lei. – E perché mai? – le domandò il gatto, con un tono che rivelava scarso interesse. – Perché – disse Coraline – quando hai paura di qualcosa, ma la fai comunque, quello è coraggio.”

“Non era stato coraggioso, restando lì fermo a farsi pungere – disse Coraline al gatto. – Non era stato coraggioso perché non aveva avuto paura: quella era l unica cosa che potesse fare. Ma quando era tornato a riprendersi gli occhiali, sapendo che lì c erano le vespe, aveva avuto veramente paura. Quello era stato vero coraggio. – Mosse il primo passo lungo il corridoio. Sentiva odore di chiuso,…

“People with imagination” – Arthur Levine, Johnny Oops

“The crimson leaf that blew past looked the twin of the one she d picked up in the palace courtyard: a bloodied hand.”

“The crimson leaf that blew past looked the twin of the one she d picked up in the palace courtyard: a bloodied hand.” – S.M. Jonas, Crimson Leaf

“While his brain lay slowly dying, Bevan felt his body come back to life.”

“While his brain lay slowly dying, Bevan felt his body come back to life.” – Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, The Deadwalk