I'm working on a very long series of paintings based on desert folklore.

Quote by Terri Windling

Topics: Terri Windling Quotes

Read the folklore masters. Go to galleries. Walk in the woods. That's what you need...

Read the folklore masters. Go to galleries. Walk in the woods. That's what you need...

One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy...

One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy...

But for me, really, the written word is always stronger than film.

But for me, really, the written word is always stronger than film.

Robert Jordan, whether he's writing with passion or not, I don't know.

Robert Jordan, whether he's writing with passion or not, I don't know.

Since fantasy isn't about technology, the accelleration has no impact at all. But it's changed...

Since fantasy isn't about technology, the accelleration has no impact at all. But it's changed...

A good novel editor is invisible.

A good novel editor is invisible.

I divide my time between homes in Arizona and England, six months a year in...

I divide my time between homes in Arizona and England, six months a year in...

When I was younger, I was in love with everything about the British Isles, from...

When I was younger, I was in love with everything about the British Isles, from...

I'm also looking for gems that the average reader might have missed.

I'm also looking for gems that the average reader might have missed.

I have a great respect for the academics who are working with the source material....

I have a great respect for the academics who are working with the source material....

I wanted to be a scientist. But I had no math skills.

I wanted to be a scientist. But I had no math skills.

There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a...

There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a...

I'd like to encourage people to please keep reading-and most importantly, to please keep trying...

I'd like to encourage people to please keep reading-and most importantly, to please keep trying...

What I find interesting about folklore is the dialogue it gives us with storytellers from...

What I find interesting about folklore is the dialogue it gives us with storytellers from...

I was a great fan of Jim Henson.

I was a great fan of Jim Henson.

There's that old adage about how there's only seven plots in the world and Shakespeare's...

There's that old adage about how there's only seven plots in the world and Shakespeare's...

The first job I was offered was as an editorial assistant. I think it was...

The first job I was offered was as an editorial assistant. I think it was...

I've only been living in England for the last 10 years, if you don't count...

I've only been living in England for the last 10 years, if you don't count...

We've always lived in dark times. There has always been a range of human experience...

We've always lived in dark times. There has always been a range of human experience...

Magic Realism is not new. The label's new, the specific Latin American form of it...

Magic Realism is not new. The label's new, the specific Latin American form of it...