Guy Gavriel Kay Quotes

Guy Gavriel Kay — Canadian Author born on November 07, 1954,

Guy Gavriel Kay CM is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction. Many of his novels are set in fictional realms that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Justinian I or Spain during the time of El Cid. Those works are published and marketed as historical fantasy, although Kay has expressed a preference to avoid genre categorization... (wikipedia)

I have always argued, in a good novel, interesting things happen to interesting people.

We are all shaped by where we grow up, though that shaping takes different forms. I don't think there's any doubt that coming of age in Winnipeg both opened my eyes and made me hungry - if I can subvert all claims to be a real writer by mixing metaphors like that.

My privacy concerns have to do with the world, other people, technology intruding upon us - what Talmudic scholars once called 'the unwanted gaze.' Here I see major issues and concerns as society evolves, and I've written often on the subject.

After a while, you start to realize that you should write a book you would want to read. I try to write a book I would enjoy.

Even if we remember the past, odds are good we'll still repeat it.