I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio..

Step by step Moment by moment We live through Another day.

Make no judgments where you have no compassion..

I'm 78, I'm on my pension in Ireland, and all that good stuff.

The horse, the noblest, bravest, proudest, most courageous and certainly the most perverse and infuriating animal that humans ever domesticated.

I didn't mean to stay up all night to finish Windhaven, but I had to!.

I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with which they might be dealing on a close s….

People have freaked out when I tell them that my dragons are scientifically based... what else can you call a genetically engineered life form?.

Who wills, Can. Who tries, Does. Who loves, Lives..

Fear has its uses but cowardice has none..

Each email contains an unsubscribe link. We will NEVER sell, rent, loan, or abuse your email address in ANY way. Writing has been so much a part of m….

My eyes are green, my hair is silver and I freckly; the rest is subject to change without notice..

Because we build the worlds we wouldn't mind living in. They contain scary things, problems, but also a sense of rightness that makes them alive and ….

The blackest night must end in dawn, the light dispel the dreamer's fear..

I also don't have organized religion on Pern. I figured - since there were four holy wars going on at the time of writing - that religion was one pro….

I didn't raise Todd to be a writer, but he happened to be one anyway.

A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable..

Fight only in direst need Not for lust or petty greed Honor those that do give birth Respect them well for their full worth.

I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept.

James Blish told me I had the worst case of "said bookism" (that is, using every word except said to indicate dialogue). He told me to limit the verb….

Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims.