Quotes by Raymond E. Feist

The issue of the Betrayal was so central to that, I felt the need to comment upon it. My choices were to ignore the games and put them 'outside' of continuity or to integrate them. I chose the latter.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

Also, it's risky to try to duplicate earlier success. Magician had a certain charm to it, mostly due to my choice of lead characters, that I would be hard put to duplicate.

— Raymond E. Feist

Success

There were two things going on: 1) I had already established in my own mind where I wanted to go with the next series, and having James around as a Grey Eminence would have complicated matters. He had had an amazing life and it was time to bid him good-bye.

— Raymond E. Feist

Life

If I leave my computer, I'm probably not going to get back for hours. If I take a few minutes to answer questions and go web surfing, then guilt kicks in and I get back to work.

— Raymond E. Feist

Success

One likes to think one grows as a writer as one ages, else all you get is an 'old' young writer. Beyond that is the changing landscape of the universe and the stories I choose to tell.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

There's always going to be comparisons, and that's unavoidable. There are people out there who feel I hit my peak with Magician and have gone downhill since.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

I feel when a writer treats a character as 'precious,' the writer runs the risk of turning them into a comic book character. There's nothing wrong with comic book characters in comic books, but I don't write comic books.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

Writing is hard work; it's also the best job I've ever had.

— Raymond E. Feist

Success

You can only have one first born child. You may love all your children deeply and with passion, but there is something unique about the first born.

— Raymond E. Feist

Love

I'm a huge fan of Cabernet and Bordeaux, and am passionate about Pinot Noir and Burgundies.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

Neal had a couple of good ideas and they fit nicely, so that's the way I decided to go.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

One of the key issues will be personal honour vs. the good of the many, and unforeseen consequences.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

As a kid, I sat transfixed watching Ray Harryhausen's '7th Voyage of Sinbad.'

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

People like rules, or at least the appearance of rules, even in fantasy.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

When you talk about fantasy, the usual problem is that whilst you've got the world of imagination, there are no controlling forces.

— Raymond E. Feist

Life

Writing is not a competitive sport. Everyone that writes has his or her own voice.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

In the end, my reasons for moving down the timeline and introducing a new cast have more to do with keeping myself entertained, on the assumption that if I get bored, my readers are going to be even more bored.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

Jigsaw Lady is the working title of a science fiction novel I've had in my head for darn near 15 years. I think I'll start work on it next year (in all my spare time) but I'd like to get it finished some day.

— Raymond E. Feist

Success

Often I'll try things that just won't happen the way I'd like them to, so hearing that they're not working saves me some wear and tear the next time around.

— Raymond E. Feist

Success

All the Midkemia stories are part of a 'history of an imaginary place,' so I've always known the cycle covered five rift wars. I just got to the end after 30 books. So there was no particular inspiration, save it was time to finish the whole shebang.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

Any good story can galvanize a person, make him/her think about things a different way, reassess their own motives and needs, but that's never my intent. That's an unintended consequence of me just trying to entertain, to write what we used to call 'ripping yarns.'

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

Either systems are in balance or they are falling apart. If people are acting in what appears to be a twisted way, I want to know the reason for that.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

I don't like fantasy where a king snaps his fingers and suddenly a whole army appears and goes off to war - he's got to feed them, he's got to pay them, he's got to take care of the camp followers and the gamblers and the people who cause disorder.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom

I keep threatening to write a non-fantasy book, and they keep offering me the kind of money I can't refuse to write a fantasy. That's a good thing. I have to pay my mortgage, and I have to pay for my Chargers season tickets.

— Raymond E. Feist

Wisdom