7 Quotes by Ethan Gilsdorf

Who needs sports stardom when you can shoot fireballs from your fingertips?

Real life this fdar had taught me that in the adult world, fate was chaotic and uncertain. Guidelines for success were arbitrary. But in the world of D&D, at least there was a rule book... By role-playing, we were in control, and our characters... wandered through places of danger, their destinies, ostensibly, within our grasp.

The lesson? Real life thus far had taught me that in the adult world fate was chaotic and uncertain. Guidelines for success were arbitrary. But in the world of D&D, at least there was a rule book. 8

For most of my adult life, I had wanted a do-over of my childhood. I now knew no do-overs existed. All I could do was march forward into the unknown ahead, live life as a quest or adventure, in the hopes of leveling up, gain experience, and bettering myself. 293

Randrup ... wrote me in an email, 'the ideal is to face a situation with courage, mete out justice while expecting it from others, show mercy as you'd expect others to, be generous without regret, have faith in humanity, show nobility in adversity, have hope for the future, and have the strength to do it all over again the next time.' 196

Randrup ... wrote me in an email, 'the ideal is to face a situation with courage, mete out justice while expecting it from others, show mercy as you'd expect others to, be generous without regret, have faith in humanity, show nobility in adversity, have hope for the future, and have the strength to do it all over again the next time.' 176

A stunning meditation on the power of escape, and on the cat-and-mouse contest the self plays to deflect its own guilt.