“Impending war was evidenced by the faraway expression in the older villagers' eyes, the shadows on their faces, not of fear but of sorrow. Because they knew; they had lived through the last war and...”

“No two people will ever see or feel things in the same way, Merry. The challenge is to be truthful when you write. Don't approximate. Don't settle for the easiest combination of words. Go searching...”

“They were young; time hadn't yet rubbed at them, polishing their differences and sharpening their opinions...”

“I dont have many friends, not the living, breathing sort at any rate. And I dont mean that in a sad and lonely way; Im just not the type of person who accumulates friends or enjoys crowds. Im good ...”

“My fingers positively itched to drift at length along their spines, to arrive at one whose lure I could not pass, to pluck it down, to inch it open, then to close my eyes and inhale the soul-sparki...”

“It was the sibling thing, I suppose. I was fascinated by the intricate tangle of love and duty and resentment that tied them together. The glances they exchanged; the complicated balance of power e...”

“Sometimes I feel like we're a knot, too tangled to be taken apart.”

“Memories of lost love they do enpain,Fleeting images of what once was never again to gain.Hold tight those memories that slip through the mind, To walk in those fields again with hera dream divi...”

“As she left the cold arena Angel had to laugh,Beaten by that of a wisp girl and her subliming cunning craft.Jove lay silent in his orbit; brooding, deep, dreamless forweep,And faithful dog Sirius r...”

“Storytellers are individuals who enjoy creating a holiday for the mind.”

“You know what a storyteller is, don't you? It's a person that has a good memory who hopes other people don't.”

“Good storytellers are always ready for the next question.”