I studied the cello for a long time, from when I was little up through college.

Though the funny thing about never being asked for anything is that after a while you start to feel like maybe you don’t have anything worth giving.

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

The real problem with being around James was that he was always the hero. And what did that make you? Either the sidekick or the villain.

You don’t learn about yourself by being alone, you learn about yourself from other people.

That was the thing about the world: it wasn't that things were harder than you thought they were going to be, it was that they were hard in ways that you didn't expect.

I guess I was raised in a household with a lot of reverence for the physical sanctity of books. You didn't destroy books.