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Lev Grossman Quotes

A novel with a bad middle is a bad book. A bad ending is something I’ve just gotten in the habit of forgiving Picture Quote #1

And I’m not as young as I once was. At my age, I don’t have time to be bored Picture Quote #1

Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how they’re made, they never seem quite as sacred again Picture Quote #1

Being a writer can be isolating. It’s good to be among readers and booksellers Picture Quote #1

Book tours are excellent things, and one is lucky to get to go on one, but they have a way of leeching away one’s will to live Picture Quote #1

How often have I met and disliked writers whose books I love; and conversely, hated the books and then wound up liking the writer? Too often Picture Quote #1

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I guess I was raised in a household with a lot of reverence for the physical sanctity of books. You didn’t destroy books Picture Quote #1

I mean, when you’re tired of book reviews, you’re tired of life Picture Quote #1

I recognize that on paper, you can’t really tell that I’m a fan or a nerd Picture Quote #1

It’s a great thing when you feel that you recognize yourself, deeply and movingly, in a work of literature Picture Quote #1

It’s a terrible thing for a book, when you feel like you’re supposed to like it Picture Quote #1

My book group has one rule: no books for adults. We read young adult fiction only Picture Quote #1

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Oddly, the meanings of books are defined for me much more by their beginnings and middles than they are by their endings Picture Quote #1

The problem with growing up is that once you’re grown up, the people who aren’t grown up aren’t fun anymore Picture Quote #1

If there’s a single lesson that life teaches us, it’s that wishing doesn’t make it so Picture Quote #1

A magician is strong because he feels pain. He feels the difference between what the world is and what he would make of it. Or what did you think that stuff in your chest was? A magician is strong because he hurts more than others. His wound is his strength Picture Quote #1

Most people carry that pain around inside them their whole lives, until they kill the pain by other means, or until it kills them. But you, my friends, you found another way: a way to use the pain. To burn it as fuel, for light and warmth. You have learned to break the world that has tried to break you Picture Quote #1

In a way fighting was just like using magic. You said the words, and they altered the universe. By merely speaking you could create damage and pain, cause tears to fall, drive people away, make yourself feel better, make your life worse Picture Quote #1

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The danger would be going back, or staying still. The only way out was through. The past was ruins, but the present was still in play Picture Quote #1

His crush went from exciting to depressing, as if he’d gone from the first blush of infatuation to the terminal nostalgia of a former lover without even the temporary relief of an actual relationship in between Picture Quote #1

Most people are blind to magic. They move thru a blank and empty world. They’re bored with their lives and there’s nothing they can do about it. They’re eaten alive by longing and they’re dead before they die Picture Quote #1

For just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there’s nothing else. It’s here, and you’d better decide to enjoy it or you’re going to be miserable wherever you go, for the rest of your life, forever Picture Quote #1

We’re wired to expect the world to be brighter and more meaningful and more obviously interesting than it actually is. And when we realize that it isn’t, we start looking around for the real world Picture Quote #1

Though the funny thing about never being asked for anything is that after a while you start to feel like maybe you don’t have anything worth giving Picture Quote #1

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Being a hero, the man had observed, is largely a matter of knowing one’s cues Picture Quote #1

Everybody wanted to be the hero of their own story. Nobody wanted to be comic relief Picture Quote #1

You didn’t get the quest you wanted, you got the one you could do Picture Quote #1

Magic: it was what happened when the mind met the world, and the mind won for a change Picture Quote #1

It was strange to be naked in front of anybody. It was like that cold water out there in the bay: scary, you didn’t think you could stand it, but then you plunged in and pretty soon you got used to it. There was enough hiding in life. Sometimes you just wanted to show somebody your tits Picture Quote #1

Genuinely social people never ceased to amaze him. Their brains seemed to generate an inexhaustible fund of things to say, naturally, with no effort, out of nothing at all Picture Quote #1

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A novel with a bad middle is a bad book. A bad ending is something I’ve just gotten in the habit of forgiving (Lev Grossman Quotes) And I’m not as young as I once was. At my age, I don’t have time to be bored (Lev Grossman Quotes) Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how they’re made, they never seem quite as sacred again (Lev Grossman Quotes) Being a writer can be isolating. It’s good to be among readers and booksellers (Lev Grossman Quotes) Book tours are excellent things, and one is lucky to get to go on one, but they have a way of leeching away one’s will to live (Lev Grossman Quotes) How often have I met and disliked writers whose books I love; and conversely, hated the books and then wound up liking the writer? Too often (Lev Grossman Quotes) I guess I was raised in a household with a lot of reverence for the physical sanctity of books. You didn’t destroy books (Lev Grossman Quotes) I mean, when you’re tired of book reviews, you’re tired of life (Lev Grossman Quotes) I recognize that on paper, you can’t really tell that I’m a fan or a nerd (Lev Grossman Quotes) It’s a great thing when you feel that you recognize yourself, deeply and movingly, in a work of literature (Lev Grossman Quotes) It’s a terrible thing for a book, when you feel like you’re supposed to like it (Lev Grossman Quotes) My book group has one rule: no books for adults. We read young adult fiction only (Lev Grossman Quotes) Oddly, the meanings of books are defined for me much more by their beginnings and middles than they are by their endings (Lev Grossman Quotes) The problem with growing up is that once you’re grown up, the people who aren’t grown up aren’t fun anymore (Lev Grossman Quotes) If there’s a single lesson that life teaches us, it’s that wishing doesn’t make it so (Lev Grossman Quotes) A magician is strong because he feels pain. He feels the difference between what the world is and what he would make of it. Or what did you think that stuff in your chest was? A magician is strong because he hurts more than others. His wound is his strength (Lev Grossman Quotes) Most people carry that pain around inside them their whole lives, until they kill the pain by other means, or until it kills them. But you, my friends, you found another way: a way to use the pain. To burn it as fuel, for light and warmth. You have learned to break the world that has tried to break you (Lev Grossman Quotes) In a way fighting was just like using magic. You said the words, and they altered the universe. By merely speaking you could create damage and pain, cause tears to fall, drive people away, make yourself feel better, make your life worse (Lev Grossman Quotes) The danger would be going back, or staying still. The only way out was through. The past was ruins, but the present was still in play (Lev Grossman Quotes) His crush went from exciting to depressing, as if he’d gone from the first blush of infatuation to the terminal nostalgia of a former lover without even the temporary relief of an actual relationship in between (Lev Grossman Quotes) Most people are blind to magic. They move thru a blank and empty world. They’re bored with their lives and there’s nothing they can do about it. They’re eaten alive by longing and they’re dead before they die (Lev Grossman Quotes) For just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there’s nothing else. It’s here, and you’d better decide to enjoy it or you’re going to be miserable wherever you go, for the rest of your life, forever (Lev Grossman Quotes) We’re wired to expect the world to be brighter and more meaningful and more obviously interesting than it actually is. And when we realize that it isn’t, we start looking around for the real world (Lev Grossman Quotes) Though the funny thing about never being asked for anything is that after a while you start to feel like maybe you don’t have anything worth giving (Lev Grossman Quotes) Being a hero, the man had observed, is largely a matter of knowing one’s cues (Lev Grossman Quotes) Everybody wanted to be the hero of their own story. Nobody wanted to be comic relief (Lev Grossman Quotes) You didn’t get the quest you wanted, you got the one you could do (Lev Grossman Quotes) Magic: it was what happened when the mind met the world, and the mind won for a change (Lev Grossman Quotes) It was strange to be naked in front of anybody. It was like that cold water out there in the bay: scary, you didn’t think you could stand it, but then you plunged in and pretty soon you got used to it. There was enough hiding in life. Sometimes you just wanted to show somebody your tits (Lev Grossman Quotes) Genuinely social people never ceased to amaze him. Their brains seemed to generate an inexhaustible fund of things to say, naturally, with no effort, out of nothing at all (Lev Grossman Quotes)

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