Quotes by Jim C. Hines

“I like big books and I cannot lie.You other readers cant denyThat when a kid walks in with The Name of the WindLike a hardbound brick of win.Story bling.Wanna swipe that thingCause you see that boy...”

“Your religious beliefs are your business. They are not and should not be the basis for law. If you use them as justification to discriminate against others, dont be upset when others decide youre a...”

“Trust is a choice. Actually, trust is more of a desperate, hopeful guess based on limited information.”

“The sonic screwdriver from Doctor Who might have worked, having been canonically established as being ineffective on wood, but nobody had ever figured out how to use the controls on the blasted thing.”

“I had said before that all stories were magic. It had never occurred to me that all magic was stories.”

“As was often the case, Magic just chuckled and kicked physics in the balls, leaving it groaning and wondering what just happened.”

“Every libromancer had a first book. Etched more sharply into my memory than my first kiss, this book had been my magical awakening.”

“On a related note, I think for many of us, the first step in becoming a good writer is to write crap. In all seriousness, none of us are born knowing how to write. Almost all of us will produce a l...”

“Can we all pause a moment to appreciate the artistry of that sentence? "Sitting casually on the floor, a guard sat..." That's freaking art right there! Someone nominate this thing for the Hugo Awar...”

“Ive said for years ever since I figured out how to write Goblin Hero that its important to give yourself permission to write crap. Perfection is the destroyer of art. Its paralyzing. Art, whether...”

“Some people would say it's a bad idea to bring a fire-spider into a public library. Those people would probably be right, but it was better than leaving him alone in the house for nine hours straig...”

“But 'I worked hard on this' doesnt exempt you from criticism. Those harsh reviews arent about anyone being out to get me. Its not an Authors vs. Reviewers thing. Its people taking the time to expre...”

“A zombie amusement park sounds like fun, but the health code violations alone are enough to turn your stomach.”

“...bookstores, libraries... they're the closest thing I have to a church.”

“I like big books and I cannot lie.You other readers can’t denyThat when a kid walks in with The Name of the WindLike a hardbound brick of win.Story bling.Wanna swipe that thingCause you see that bo...”

“Trust is a choice. Actually, trust is more of a desperate, hopeful guess based on limited information.”

“The sonic screwdriver from Doctor Who might have worked, having been canonically established as being ineffective on wood, but nobody had ever figured out how to use the controls on the blasted thing.”

“I had said before that all stories were magic. It had never occurred to me that all magic was stories.”

“As was often the case, Magic just chuckled and kicked physics in the balls, leaving it groaning and wondering what just happened.”

“Every libromancer had a first book. Etched more sharply into my memory than my first kiss, this book had been my magical awakening.”