#fantasy

The incalculable winds of fantasy and music and poetry, the mere face of a girl, the song of a bird, or the sight of a horizon, are always blowing evil’s whole structure away. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#music

There is nothing else in magic but the wild thought of the bird as it casts itself into the void. There is no creature upon the earth with such potential for magic. Even the least of them may fly straight out of this world and come by chance to the Other Lands. Where does the wind come from that blows upon your face, that fans the pages of your book? Where the harum-scarum magic of small wild creatures meets the magic of Man, where the language of the wind and the rain and the trees can be understood, there we will find the Raven King. ↗

— Susanna Clarke

#magic #nature #nature

I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#delusions #fantasy #illusions #religion #religion

Respect is a really powerful magic too, you know. ↗

— Jefferson Smith

#magic #respect #self-esteem #young-adult #respect

Respect the dead, learn from them, do not follow or avenge them. ↗

— Evan Meekins

#fantasy #fantasy-fiction #fiction #learn #respect

I had no weapons. No plan. Nothing but my blood and my hands. They were coming, and there were more of them than I'd realized. ↗

— Jennifer Lynn Barnes

#young-adult-urban-fantasy #urban-fantasy

As it so happens, I like your mouth." "It doesn't -- " "Challenge me?" He set the bottle down and moved to the end of the bed. "An outspoken woman makes the world a livable place. You have fire in you, and I would never put that out. ↗

— Dannika Dark

#couple #fire #mouth #outspoken #paranormal

Dante and this Palero were definitely playing some sort of game, and I didn’t know the rules, which was fine with me. Whenever a game became too complicated, I just set the board on fire. ↗

— Kenya Wright

#fairies #urban-fantasy-romance #vampires #urban-fantasy

You're a very pretty girl...Did you know? Once upon a time, I had a pretty, pretty boy.' She reached forward and touched my cheek with one manicured hand. ↗

— Jennifer Lynn Barnes

#young-adult-urban-fantasy #urban-fantasy

The problem was that there was no treatment. No cure. There was nothing that...any medical professional could do. If I'd been fully human, I would have been a dead girl walking.... ↗

— Jennifer Lynn Barnes

#young-adult-urban-fantasy #urban-fantasy