It seemed to us that the fantastic can be, can do, so much more than its detractors assume: it can illuminate the real, it can distort it, it can mask it, it can hide it. It can show you the world you know in a way that makes you realise you've never looked at it, not at it.

Summary

This quote suggests that the fantastic, often regarded as trivial or unreal, has great potential and power. It has the ability to reveal truths about reality, distort them, or even conceal them altogether. By presenting familiar elements in a new light, it prompts us to perceive the world from a fresh perspective, making us realize how we have previously overlooked or misunderstood it.

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