#fan

People with imagination ↗

— Arthur Levine

#fantasy #prophet #imagination

But see, that's the thing about movies. Nothing is left to the imagination. You read a book, and you see a picture of the characters and the scenes in your mind. You don't have that with a movie. It's all either up there on the screen laid out for you, or it isn't there at all. ↗

— Laurie Viera Rigler

#fantasy #imagination #movie #imagination

... And I'm thinking about the old man. He'll be pounding on the glass right about now... or maybe not now. Maybe in a while. But he'll be pounding and... will there be blood? I like to imagine so. Yes, I rather think there will be blood. Lots of blood. Blood in extraordinary quantities. ↗

— Alan Moore

#horror #science-fiction #imagination

speak hard, steal the air. ↗

— Anne McCaffrey

#fantasy #inspirational #science-fiction #vampires #ya-adult

To light a candle is to cast a shadow ↗

— Kate Forsyth

#inspirational #inspirational

I tossed my shoulders and swaggered away, whistling with pleasure. In the gutter I saw a long cigaret butt. I picked it up without shame, lit it as I stood with one foot in the gutter, puffed it and exhaled toward the stars. I was an American, and goddamn proud of it. ↗

— John Fante

#fante #humor #inspirational #satire #humor

Without warning, he jumped into the air. Startled, I held him tighter, my cheek against his. Speaking into my ear, he said, “Yer not too tall, nor too thin, nor do ye weigh too much. Yer perfect the way ye are, lass. A man that does not possess the strength, patience and intelligence to provide fer and protect a woman is no man at all. ↗

— Michaela McGregor

#suspense-thriller #urban-fantasy #intelligence

S’ils participent tous deux des littératures de l’imaginaire, s’ils ont quelques points communs, comme par exemple leur localisation sur des planètes exotiques et la description de sociétés organisées selon des règles différentes des nôtres, la science-fiction et la fantasy n’en sont pas moins de nature très différente. L’une procède d’un retour à la pensée magique, elle est donc régressive, tandis que l’autre s’appuie sur les conquêtes de l’intelligence et du savoir. L’une flatte l’irrationnel, l’autre est un outil de questionnement du monde. La fantasy est une pure littérature d’évasion alors que la science-fiction est toujours en prise, même dans ses projections les plus lointaines, avec le réel. ↗

— Jacques Baudou

#science-fiction #intelligence

There are more than straight good and evil, aye, even more than law or disorders or fence-sittin'. There's prejudice, whimsey, affection, superstition, habit, upbringing, alliance, pride, society, morals, animosity, preference, values, religon, circumstance, humor, perversity, honor, vengeance, jealousy, frustration...hundreds o' factors, from the past and in every present moment, as decides what some one person'll do in an individious situation. ↗

— Eve Forward Villains By Necessity

#fantasy #fiction #villains-by-necessity #jealousy

To have reservations is to show true leadership. To have certainty without question, to lead people to battle with no qualms, or to prosecute without hesitation are qualities of a tyrant. ↗

— Laura Kreitzer

#battle #fantasy #fiction #kreitzer #leadership