All the drawing lacks is the final touch: To add eyes to the dragon

Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.

There is a rule for fantasy writers: The more truth you mix in with a lie, the stronger it gets.

"Don't be afraid to make corrections," Picchu said. "Don't be afraid to lend a hand." She fell silent, seeming to think for a moment. "And don't look down."

But even in your world it’s a byword. Men will fight bravely and be heroes, but for last-ditch defense against any odds… get a Mother.

The Spear in the Other’s heart is the spear in your own: you are he.

What I try to do for my readers is to pass on some of the things that I found out about being thirteen after doing it for forty years.

Well, the rollout of new technology always affects how wizards do business.

A little science. A little magic. A little chicken soup.

Belief made no difference to the truth.

Those who don't know the mistakes of the past won't be able to enjoy it when they make them again in the future.

You say that money doesn't bring happiness... but you have them... don't ya?If they don't bring happiness give them to average class and the result will be called "Bringing happiness!

My black hero is and always will be Martin Luther King, not just because of the strength of his oratory but because his vision was very much the reality that I'd come to take for granted.

The doctrine that 'human rights' are superior to 'property rights' simply means that some human beings have the right to make property out of others.

If you want to enjoy life more fully, the trick is to teach yourself to live in the insightful mode more often.

one should discuss one's difficulties only when they are over.

Everything's changing so fast that it's sometimes hard to keep up.

All poetic inspiration is but dream interpretation.

All the things that happen to people in the industry today, the actors, what they have to put up with, all the people wanting to know every single moment of their lives - I think it's really sad.

I'm not all that well-educated or well-read, and I always feel a little intimidated about that. I perceive things on a much more instinctive level instead of intellectualizing things.

The physical extinction of the human race is one possibility.