Famous quote by Terri Windling

Mobile Desktop
Magic Realism is not new. The labels new, the specific Latin American form of it is new, its modern popularity is new, b
Like

"Magic Realism is not new. The label's new, the specific Latin American form of it is new, its modern popularity is new, but it's been around as long as literature has been around"

- Terri Windling

About the Author

USA Flag This quote is written / told by Terri Windling. He/she was a famous Artist from USA. The author also have 28 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason if he possesses some knowledge of t
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
Walter Scott, Novelist
Small: I dont know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens - E. B. White
E. B. White
"I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens"
E. B. White, Writer
Small: The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer
Small: I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of
J.B. Priestley
"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning"
J.B. Priestley, Writer
Small: What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of t
E. M. Forster
"What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote"
E. M. Forster, Novelist
Small: My impression, is that prayer is one of the most basic forms of magic. That its harnessing the powers of your
"My impression, is that prayer is one of the most basic forms of magic. That it's harnessing the powers of your mind"
Boyd Rice, Artist
Small: I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my le
"I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and watching other magicians. I was also very lucky that I had a couple of really good magic teachers"
Lance Burton, Entertainer
Small: Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply
C. S. Lewis
"Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it"
C. S. Lewis, Author
Small: The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. Its also about the desire to
Chris Van Allsburg
"The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in a world where magic can happen, the kind of world we all believed in as children, but one that disappears as we grow older"
Chris Van Allsburg, Author
Small: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic - Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
Arthur C. Clarke, Writer