Fantasy celebrates the non-rational. Wrapped in a cloak of magic, it dares a rational reader to object to a frog suddenly being turned into a prince. Where an explanation would be required in science fiction, fantasy says: "Because it did." Though fantasy may offer some cause and effect--the prince probably did something wrong in the first place to cause him to be turned into a warty amphibian--no scientific rationale is required.
Philip Martin in The Writer's Guide to Fantasy and Literature, edited by Philip Martin, 2002
Philip Martin in The Writer's Guide to Fantasy and Literature, edited by Philip Martin, 2002
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