Lev Grossman
Lev Grossman
Lev Grossman is an American novelist and journalist, notably the author of the novels Warp, Codex, The Magicians, The Magician King, and The Magician's Land. He is a senior writer and book critic for TIME...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth26 June 1969
CountryUnited States of America
guy mark
I got my first whiff of what big-time adult literature was all about when I was in 8th grade. I got it from Mark Linn-Baker. You know - the guy from 'Perfect Strangers.'
given novels
I started thinking about the endings of novels not because I think endings are so important, but because I think they're actually not as important as they're sometimes given credit for.
beats complete face history humility true
When it comes to true humility in the face of history, nothing beats complete silence.
books erased graduated job notes passages people sent year
The year after I graduated college I had a job in a library. When people underlined passages in the library books, or made notes in the margins, the books were sent to me. I erased the lines and the notes. Yes, that was my job.
almost books buy collector copy couple edition exactly except incredibly looks love might second specialty third
My specialty as a collector is books that almost have value. When I love a book, I don't buy the first edition, because those have become incredibly expensive. But I might buy a beat-up copy of the second edition, third printing, which looks almost exactly the same as the first edition except that a couple of typos have been fixed.
eight fifth french grade graduated meant ought school time
I ought to at least be able to read literature in French. I went to an enlightened grade school that started us on French in fifth grade, which meant that by the time I graduated high school I had been at it for eight years.
pain fall feel-better
In a way fighting was just like using magic. You said the words, and they altered the universe. By merely speaking you could create damage and pain, cause tears to fall, drive people away, make yourself feel better, make your life worse.
hero brave should
Maybe this was one of those times when being a hero didn’t involve looking particularly brave. It was just doing what you should.
real doors waiting
Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there's nothing else.
growing-up fun people
The problem with growing up is that once you're grown up, the people who aren't grown up aren't fun anymore.
She tortured everybody around her, but only because she was more tortured than anyone.
mistake choices pennies
You're saying the gods don't have free will." "The power to make mistakes," Penny said. "Only we have that. Mortals
weekend espresso six
Until now, I've been a kind of binge-writer - I'll carve out five or six hours on a weekend day and make a large container of espresso and just bang out a lot of words.
book knuckles internet
I'm not one of your knockabout, knuckle-scarred, Internet-controversy-courting book critics. Occasionally I stumble into controversy accidentally, but not because I enjoy it. It's probably just because I'm a weird person.