I’ve decided to make my creatures the way I wanted them to look when I first started, not the way I think people would like them, and to make them for me, because I love them, rather than because I want to sell lots of them.
They will be wild and mean, furry and unforgiving!
Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by school-stories. Adults are not deceived by science-fiction; they can be deceived by the stories in the women’s magazines.
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| — | C. S. Lewis on fantasy vs. fact, a timeless and timely reminder of the role of critical thinking in making sense of the stories we’re told. (via explore-blog) |
