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2001-11-10

We humans have defied gravity, built the pyramids and the Sphinx, gone to the moon and back, created cell phones, widescreen tellys, cds and Guinness. So why do we still have to be content with cold toilet seats?

I know the interview with John M. Ford on Inkwell is kind of long, but you should read it anyway. That it’s with Mr. Ford should be enough I think.

“It sounds so odd to phrase it this way that I’m a bit nervous about saying it, but here goes anyway: fantasy doesn’t make different stories possible, but sometimes it makes different outcomes possible, through the literalization of metaphor that is one of the key things fantasy does. Moral strength can change the real world — and a good thing, too — but in a fantastic story it can make dramatic, transformative, immediate changes. The idea that such transformations always have a price is what keeps fantasy from being morally empty — magic may save time and reduce staff requirements, but it offers no discounts.”
--John M. Ford