Quote by Neil Gaiman

I love the word 'fantasy'... but I love it for the almost infinite room it gives an author to play: an infinite playroom, of a sort, in which the only boundaries are those of the imagination. I do not love it for the idea of commercial fantasy. Commercial fantasy, for good or for ill, tends to drag itself through already existing furrows, furrows dug by J. R. R. Tolkien or Robert E. Howard, leaving a world of stories behind it, excluding so much. There was so much fine fiction, fiction allowing free reign to the imagination of the author, beyond the shelves of genre. That was what we wanted to read.

I love the word 'fantasy'... but I love it for the almost in

Summary

This quote expresses the author's admiration for the concept of 'fantasy' and its ability to provide writers with immense creative freedom. They appreciate the notion of fantasy not from a commercial perspective, where it often follows established conventions set by authors like J.R.R. Tolkien or Robert E. Howard, but rather as a limitless playground for authors' imaginations. The author desires to explore and consume fiction that goes beyond genre boundaries, allowing authors to fully unleash their creative potential.

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