I always read. You know how sharks have to keep swimming or they die? I’m like that. If I stop reading, I die..

But how awful would that be? How terrible to live surrounded by the stark, sharp, hollowness of things that simply were enough?.

I'll string a fiddle with your guts and make you play it while I dance..

So Stapes conducted a dinner for just the two of us, then informed me of a dozen small but important mistakes I had made. Setting down a dirty utensi….

Denna is a wild thing," I explained. "Like a hind or a summer storm. If a storm blows down your house, or breaks a tree, you don't say the storm was ….

There is some conflict between religion and science in my world, but that's nothing new. Science, at its root, is a rational discipline. Religion, on….

Now that I understand how publishing schedules work, I can understand why many authors have the sophomore slump. A year is a long time to wait for a ….

He then proceeded to shout at Alpha and Beta, a sign that he was in a genuine good mood. They took it as calmly as ever, in spite of the fact that he….

...it is better to have a mouthful of poison than a secret of the heart..

Here's the thing: Authors live or die by recommendations. [That's one of the reason I review so many books on Goodreads.] Giving books you love good ….

Old Cob tucked away his bowl of stew with the predatory efficency of a lifetime bachelor..

in my opinion if you have a secret compartment in your lute case and don't use it to hide things, there is something terribly, terribly wrong with yo….

When the hearthfire turns to blue, what to do? what to do? run outside, run and hide when his eyes are black as crow? where to go? where to go? near ….

I've waited a long time to show these flowers how pretty you are..

She reached up and lay her hand on my cheek. "You have the sweetest face," she said, looking at me dreamily. "It's like the perfect kitchen." I fough….

Metal rusts, music lasts forever..

Now the truth is, writing is a great way to deal with a lot of difficult emotional issues. It can be very therapeutic, but that's best done in your j….

There can be many opinions on a thing, but there is only one truth." Vashet smiled lazily. "And if the pursuit of the truth was my goal, that would c….

She was a wicked thing sometimes. All full of want. As if the shape of the world depended on her mood. As if she were important..

My parents danced together, her head on his chest. Both had their eyes closed. They seemed so perfectly content. If you can find someone like that, s….

Owls are wise. They are careful and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness. That is why owls make poor heroes..