54 Quotes by Gary Gygax

Games give you a chance to excel...

The books I write because I want to read them, the games because I want to play them, and stories I tell because I find them exciting personally.

If you are an inventor, then you are destined for blood, sweat and tears.

When you master role-playing [gaming], you become immersed in an activity that is peerless among leisure-time pursuits.

Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!

The worthy GM never purposely kills players' PCs, He presents opportunities for the rash and unthinking players to do that all on their own.

One more thing: don't spend too much time merely reading. The best part of this work is the play, so play and enjoy!

You are not entering this world in the usual manner, for you are setting forth to be a Dungeon Master. Certainly there are stout fighters, mighty magic-users, wily thieves, and courageous clerics who will make their mark in the magical lands of D&D adventure. You however, are above even the greatest of these, for as DM you are to become the Shaper of the Cosmos. It is you who will give form and content to the all the universe. You will breathe life into the stillness, giving meaning and purpose to all the actions which are to follow.

Role-playing games are contests in which the players usually cooperate as a group to achieve a common goal rather than compete to eliminate one another from play.... Role games ... bring players together in a mutual effort...