Fond, flatt'ring world, adieu!

For a king, death is better than dethronement and exile.

Royalty is a fine burial shroud.

For my own part, I adhere to the maxim of antiquity, that the throne is a glorious sepulchre.

Accept criticism. If you do not offer your work for criticism and accept that criticism, meaning give it serious thought and attention, then you will never improve.

I suddenly realized I was a writer of wide reputation and most of it bad.

What writers do - everything comes from inside, from experiences of the world that we have digested. And then we turn it into silk, or stories.

If you’re a writer, your first duty, a duty you owe to yourself and your readers, and to your writing itself, is to become wonderful. To become the best writer you can possibly be.

I think part of my purpose in this life is to talk about magic, and to make it.

The only thing worth thinking about, when I write a story, is whether I like it, whether I want to write it, whether it excites me.

The appeal of writing a romance was that I'd never written one before the The Thorn and The Blossom.

He did not care if she was heartless, vicious and vulgar, stupid and grasping, he loved her. He would rather have misery with one than happiness with the other.

Be gentle, confident and action-oriented. Remember, your actions will make a difference.

Easter

You are my heart. Even if you are a broken heart

Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.

We must become what we were Before we were born

I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great.

I've been thinking a lot about Lady Gaga and what she means for feminism. I think - I find her completely fascinating, and I really like what she has to say.

Pears are my favorite fruit! Reminds me of childhood.

You are just too young to believe that everything is not going to be okay.