There is really no end to life's little humiliations.

I never thought about doing a sequel when I was actually writing 'The Magicians.' I only ever considered it a standalone.

Oddly, the meanings of books are defined for me much more by their beginnings and middles than they are by their endings.

I'm a fantasy writer. I don't do SF. This is important to me. If you're not clear on what genre you're in, everything gets muddled, and it's hard to know which rules you're breaking.

There is really no end to life's little humiliations.

The problem with growing up is that once you're grown up, the people who aren't grown up aren't fun anymore.

It was strange to be naked in front of anybody. It was like that cold water out there in the bay: scary, you didn’t think you could stand it, but then you plunged in and pretty soon you got used to it. There was enough hiding in life. Sometimes you just wanted to show somebody your tits.