“This is going to take a while. I'm a fantasy author. We have trouble with the concept of brevity.”

“At all ages, if [fantasy and myth] is used well by the author and meets the right reader, it has the same power: to generalize while remaining concrete, to present in palpable form not concepts or even experiences but whole classes of experience, and to throw off irrelevancies. Bat at its best it can do more; it can give us experiences we have never had and thus, instead of 'commenting on life,' can add to it.”

“The concept of the benevolent dictator, just like the concepts of the noble thief or the honest whore, is no more than a meaningless fantasy.”

“As soon as we abandon our reason and are content to rely on authority, there is no end to our troubles.”

“When I'm tired and therefore indecisive, it can take half an hour to choose the book I am going to have with me while I brush my teeth.”

“‎I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay right here and cause all kinds of trouble.”