We forget that what matters begins with the imagination.

Quote by Terry Brooks

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Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way...

Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way...

Growing up, I didn't have a lot of toys, and personal entertainment depended on individual...

Growing up, I didn't have a lot of toys, and personal entertainment depended on individual...

After all, you put a lot into creating a universe and everything that goes with...

After all, you put a lot into creating a universe and everything that goes with...

Testing of self is a regular part of our own lives, so it seems natural...

Testing of self is a regular part of our own lives, so it seems natural...

I haven't made up my mind about doing anymore Landover books.

I haven't made up my mind about doing anymore Landover books.

On the other hand, I still approach each book with the same basic plan in...

On the other hand, I still approach each book with the same basic plan in...

Writing fantasy lets me imagine a great deal more than, say, writing about alligators, and...

Writing fantasy lets me imagine a great deal more than, say, writing about alligators, and...

I remember one winter, when I was about five or six, I spent three days...

I remember one winter, when I was about five or six, I spent three days...

I want to kick-start your imagination and let you discover the places it can take...

I want to kick-start your imagination and let you discover the places it can take...

I have learned to do more with less, so you don't see the big books...

I have learned to do more with less, so you don't see the big books...

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

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

I might add that you change as a person as you grow older, so you...

I might add that you change as a person as you grow older, so you...

My breakthrough as a reader was when I discovered the European adventure story writers -...

My breakthrough as a reader was when I discovered the European adventure story writers -...

I think I make better use of language and imagery than when I started out.

I think I make better use of language and imagery than when I started out.

My interests are different now than they were thirty years ago.

My interests are different now than they were thirty years ago.

I want you, as a reader, to experience what I experience, to let that other...

I want you, as a reader, to experience what I experience, to let that other...

In bad weather, I spent hours drawing action figures on paper, coloring them, backing them...

In bad weather, I spent hours drawing action figures on paper, coloring them, backing them...

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

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

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

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

Anyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did...

Anyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did...