Stand alone books are nice because they have everything all in one tidy little package. Neverwhere was awesome because you get action, adventure, cha….

I want to learn how to pick locks, swordfight, throw pottery - it's all research. It's like the curious person's version of James Bond's license to k….

What has made me most proud - the things that I've done that I feel the most pride about - is helping people care about making the world better..

One of them had a large wooden sign nailed to its door proclaiming, NO SYMPATHY! I wondered what non-arcane visitors might think of the warning..

You still think I've gone cracked in the head," Ben said, amused. "Listen, if tomorrow we pulled into Biren and someone told you there were shamble-m….

Just because I tread heavily on propriety's toes doesn't mean I can't play the game when it's of use to me..

A poet is a musician who can't sing..

Could you help me catch the moon?” “I might be able to give you some advice,” the old man said reluctantly. “But first you should think this over, bo….

And if Hollywood has taught us anything, it's that cool props and special effects are not enough. Story comes first. Everything depends on story..

Remember this son, if you forget everything else. A poet is a musician who can't sing. Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his hear….

I walked across the polished marble floor and sat on a red velvet lounging couch. I idly wondered how exactly one was supposed to lounge. I couldn't ….

If you can find someone like that, someone who you can hold and close your eyes to the world with, then you're lucky..

I'm not a role model. I'm an aberation. A statistical anomoly. Following in my footsteps is about the dumbest thing you could ever do..

There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reali….

When you love something, you have to make sure it loves you back, or you'll bring about no end of trouble chasing it..

I knelt and opened up my lute case. Moving the lute aside, I pressed the lid of the secret compartment and twisted it open. I slid Threpe's sealed le….

...hear rumors and go digging for the painful truth beneath the lovely lies. You believe you have a right to these things, but you don't. When someon….

If I seem to wander, if I seem to stray, remember that true stories seldom take the straightest way.

I needed to let them know they couldn't hurt me. I've learned that the best way to stay safe is to make your enemies think you can't be hurt..

Nobody cooks using just one ingredient. Why would you write using just one flavor of story?.

I don't actually have cable. I watch TV, but only shows that I buy on DVD. As a result my TV rage factor is pretty low right now. I do have a real di….