Quotes by Raymond E. Feist

About Raymond E. Feist:

Raymond Elias Feist is an American author who primarily writes fantasy fiction. He is best known for The Riftwar Cycle series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and have sold over 15 million copies.
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Forgive me, Magnus.’ ‘I don’t know if I can.’ ‘You must.’ Still looking into the distance, he said, ‘You need my forgiveness?’ ‘No. I’m dead. You can do nothing for me. You need to forgive me so you can live.

Raymond E. Feist

Don't assume the world evolved in the order in which you discovered it.

Raymond E. Feist

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

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

Raymond E. Feist

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

Raymond E. Feist

I won't say that writing is therapy, but for me, the act of writing is therapy. The ability to be productive is good for my mental health. It's always better for me to be writing than vegetating on some couch.

Raymond E. Feist

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

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 '...

Raymond E. Feist

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

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

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

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

Raymond E. Feist

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

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

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

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

Author Bio

  • NameRaymond E. Feist
  • DescriptionNovelist
  • Born1945
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • WorksMagician