Quotes by Gary Gygax

• Outside of the mindless sitcoms that the networks thrive on, people able to think generally consider most entertainment is escape in one form or another.
• There's a call to adventure. It's something in the inner psyche of humanity, particularly males.
• The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules.
• The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience.
• When AI approximates Machine Intelligence, then many online and computer-run RPGs will move towards actual RPG activity. Nonetheless, that will not replace the experience of 'being there,' any more than seeing a theatrical motion picture can replace the stage play.
• Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion made, we all 'pretend' most of the time.
• I wasn't popular in the home office because I wasn't chicken. I'm just a risk taker. I have gut instincts.
• I foresee online gaming changing when there are good audio-visual links connecting the participants, thus approximating play in a face-to-face group.
• Somebody said they threw their copy of Dungeons and Dragons into the fire, and it screamed. It's a game! The magic spells in it are as real as the gold. Try retiring on that stuff.
• Random chance plays a huge part in everybody's life.