#real world

Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to, like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#bonds #books #elements #friendship #granted

I think it's sad to me that I had to make a decision to not play the game that I feel like I'm best at and that I love. But if it was just about the game itself, I'd be there in a heartbeat. But that's not how the real world works. ↗

— Tiffeny Milbrett

#best #decision #feel #game #had

But in fantasy, you can make a complete break, and you can put people in a situation where they are confronted with things that they would not confront in the real world. ↗

— Elizabeth Moon

#complete #confront #confronted #fantasy #make

I like that 'once upon a time' quality, where the telling of a tale has an elevated sense of story. There's a whimsical quality to it. Sometimes in fairy tales more things seem possible, even though often they're real world based. ↗

— Erin Morgenstern

#elevated #even #fairy #fairy tales #i

Now having said that, I realize that releasing a film in the real world is like trying to get General Motors to release a handmade car. ↗

— Godfrey Reggio

#film #general #general motors #get #handmade

For economist the real world is often a special case. ↗

— Edgar R. Fiedler

#economist #often #real #real world #special

I would vote for the man who's lived life, who's done different occupations, who's been out in the real world and struggled to make a living, struggled to raise a family, struggled with life as it exists. So I'd vote for experience, honest experience. ↗

— Oliver Stone

#different #done #exists #experience #family

Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world. ↗

— Albert Ellis

#bring #closer #getting #good #rational

So, what's it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don't recommend it. ↗

— Bill Watterson

#beyond #food #i #like #real

Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions; in the constitution it says you can, but in the real world it is more dangerous. In the west people think it's a right they're born with. Here it's a right given by the government, and one that's not really practised. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#chinese #citizens #constitution #dangerous #express