Terry Brooks

Testing of self is a regular part of our own lives, so it seems natural to make it a part of the lives of my characters, as well, albeit on a much different level. ↗

— Terry Brooks

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We forget that what matters begins with the imagination. ↗

— Terry Brooks

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Well, I think that as a country, we've drifted away from appreciating the importance of imagination. ↗

— Terry Brooks

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What I want to write about has changed somewhat, and the scope of the storytelling has changed accordingly. ↗

— Terry Brooks

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When I was a kid, we had to rely on our imaginations for entertainment. ↗

— Terry Brooks

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My breakthrough as a reader was when I discovered the European adventure story writers - Alexander Dumas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott, to name a few. ↗

— Terry Brooks

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Growing up, I didn't have a lot of toys, and personal entertainment depended on individual ingenuity and imagination - think up a story and go live it for an afternoon. ↗

— Terry Brooks

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We are constantly being put to the test by trying circumstances and difficult people and problems not necessarily of our own making. ↗

— Terry Brooks

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A world in which elves exist and magic works offers greater opportunities to digress and explore. ↗

— Terry Brooks

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After all, you put a lot into creating a universe and everything that goes with it, and it seems a shame to use it only once. ↗

— Terry Brooks

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