Writing fantasy lets me imagine a great deal more than, say, writing about alligators, and lets me write about places more distant than Florida, but I can tell you things about Florida and alligators, let you make the connection all on your own.

More Quotes by Terry Brooks

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

We are constantly being put to the test by trying circumstances and difficult people and problems not necessarily of our own making.

Testing of self is a regular part of our own lives, so it seems natural to make it a part of the lives of my characters, as well, albeit on a much different level.

We forget that what matters begins with the imagination.

Fantasy is the only canvas large enough for me to paint on.

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