Michael Moorcock (1939) English writer, editor, critic
Book 3, Chapter 2 “The Destruction in the Fortress” (p. 260)
The Elric Cycle, The Fortress of the Pearl (1989)
“Legends are best left as legends and attempts to make them real are rarely successful”
— Michael Moorcock, book Elric of Melniboné
Source: Elric of Melniboné
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Originally in German: Wenn ihr wollt, ist es kein Märchen... which was intended to have the double meaning of a strong will shall eventually be realized, and as part of a paragraph ending as a postfix to the book, that this book perhaps will be seen as a true story, but even if not...
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