“Writing stories is a kind of magic, too.”
“As Mo had said: writing stories is a kind of magic, too.”
“Is there magic in this world? Certainly! But it is not the kind of magic written about in fantasy stories. It is the kind of magic that comes from ideas and the hard work it often takes to make them real. ”
“Fiction writing is a kind of magic. If I communicate the magic spell . . . it loses its force for me.”
“Respect is a kind of magic too, you know.”
“A story is not something of this world. A real story requires a kind of magical baptism to link the world on this side with the world on the other side.”