“The great thing about fantasy is that you can drag dreams and longings and hopes and fears and strivings out of your subconscious and call them 'magic' or 'dragons' or 'faeries' and get to know the...”

“The story is always better than your ability to write it.”

“One of the biggest, and possibly the biggest, obstacle to becoming a writer... is learning to live with the fact that the wonderful story in your head is infinitely better, truer, more moving, more...”

“When you write your first novel you don't really know what you're doing. There may be writers out there who are brilliant, incisive and in control from their first 'Once upon a time'. I'm not one o...”

“I'm also old... and my own gift for writing fantasy grows out of very literal-minded, pragmatic soil: the things I do when I'm not telling stories have always been pretty three-dimensional. I used ...”

“As I have said, you have no reason to trust me, and an excellent reason not to.”

“Why don't I just go against all reason, ignore past experiences and fall in love with you?”

“Hope is one of our central emotions, but we are often at a loss when asked to define it. Many of us confuse hope with optimism, a prevailing attitude that "things turn out for the best." But hope d...”

“It's never the differences between people that surprise us. It's the things that, against all odds, we have in common.”

“Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey.”

“I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run towards it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your foot”

“What makes you so dare to challenge me, kiddo?It ain't about you, Sir. I just wanna confront my fear.”

“A man cannot be too careful in selecting the individual who is intrusted with his cartel. He should run over the names of his friends, and endeavour to obtain the services of a staid, cool, calcula...”

“Eena! Recognizing Ians voice, Eena turned to find him approaching her from behind. He was entirely clad in body armor and gauntlets, cradling an open-faced helmet in one arm. Painted on his chest ...”

“The shot was so precise that the bullet went out his forehead and shattered a whisky bottle against the wall behind the counter.”