The truth doesn't always make a good story, does it?
I recognize that on paper, you can't really tell that I'm a fan or a nerd.
You didn’t get the quest you wanted, you got the one you could do.
I think every fantasy reader secretly believes they know how magic works.
I have spent many, many hours reading J.K. Rowling's work. I am a known 'Harry Potter' fan.
You don't want to move toward some utopian literary situation where everybody's free of all conventions. That's ridiculous! Conventions are what you need. You have nothing to break down if you don't have conventions.