Dead souls dream only of death. Small dreams for small men. It is life that expands to fill worlds. Life is your master, or death is

Stars got tangled in her hair whenever she played in the sky.

Light coursed through Karou and darkness chased it-burning through her, chilling her, shimmer and shadow, ice and fire, blood and starlight, rushing, roaring, filling her.

She moved like a poem and smiled like a sphinx.

Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well.

Like a magpie, I am a scavenger of shiny things: fairy tales, dead languages, weird folk beliefs, fascinating religions, and more.

A man once said, 'All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.' Mark Twain, you know. He had a fine mustache. Men of wisdom so often do.

Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.

She knocked and waited, because when the door was opened from within, it had the potential to lead someplace quite different.

Where am I and doing what? You might well ask. Freaky chick, you say? You can't imagine. I am priestess of a sandcastle in a land of dust and starlight.

I am one of billions. I am stardust gathered fleetingly into form. I will be ungathered. The stardust will go on to be other things someday and I will be free.

An author’s strong belief and enthusiasm will affect the writing of the book and often the publisher’s commitment to it.

If you really want something you can figure out how to make it happen.

I think a lot of people think that my parents' deaths is why I write such sad songs, but that's not true. Those songs may just be the woman I am.

Animations are really powerful - it's not just entertainment, it's a very cunning way to get good ideas across.

A woman has to be twice as good as a man to go half as far.

Impatience has a poor track record for perfection. Getting things right usually includes calming down!

I wish I could say everything in one word. I hate all the things that can happen between the beginning of a sentence and the end.

I love comics, but I'd rather cut off my thumbs than do nothing but.

People want honest, flavourful food, not some show-off meal that takes days to prepare.

Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.