#fantasy

Well, anyway, this'll be easier than knocking an elf out of a tree. Trust me.' 'How many elves have you knocked out of trees, Stubble?' 'Duraden's bones! Have ye never heard of a figure of speech? ↗

— Ian Livingstone

#dialogue #fantasy #funny #stubble #zagor

Run first,' Shane said. 'Mourn later.' It was the perfect motto for Morganville. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#fiction #humor #paranormal #romance #vampire

Christians. They’re determined to rid the land of any who worship the Horned One. Murdering all the druids, burning the temples, sometimes whole villages, and knocking over the standing stones.” The Lady’s face hardened. “This god of peace and love certainly likes to bathe the land in blood. ↗

— Brom

#dark-fantasy #fantasy #religion #urban-fantasy #love

I would rather never make a penny on book sales and know that many had derived some fair pleasure from my writing, than to know that very few had ever taken a chance on my work. I certainly won't last forever, but I'd love to think that my imagination will continue to surface in the minds of others. ↗

— Eric Diehl

#fantasy #horror #science-fiction #imagination

No fairy tale, this. This was by no stretch of the imagination a polished fantasy. This was a searing, living force, rough around the edges, unfamiliar and bittersweet. And precious. ↗

— V.S. Carnes

#love #romance #imagination

The flowers like me back. ↗

— John H. Carroll

#flowers #humor #humor

...if the spell was off, I’d have my heart eaten before I could turn around.” “Don’t you want your heart eaten?” asked the fire. [...] “Naturally I don’t,” Sophie answered. ↗

— Diana Wynne Jones

#humor #humor

...first thing is that I love you. And the second thing is that as much as I honor your former profession, I don’t think your geese care much for your betrothed and I hope they hadn’t any plans on sharing our bed. ↗

— Shannon Hale

#humor #romance #young-adult #humor

Regweld is really a fine wizard," he continued, patting the shoulder again. "And his ideas for crossbreeding a horse and a frog are not without merit; never mind the explosion! Alchemy shops can be replaced! ↗

— R.A. Salvatore

#fantasy #frog #horse #humor #icewind-dale

The tune was wailing and mournful, almost flagrantly so, and the total effect was of a heartbroken piccolo being parted forever from its bagpipe lover. ↗

— Peter S. Beagle

#humor #music #humor