I didn't mean to stay up all night to finish Windhaven, but I had to!

I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start

I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens

But I will say that living in Ireland has changed the cadence and fullness of speech, since the Irish love words and use as many of them in a sentence as possible

Make no judgments where you have no compassion.

I think the Internet, particularly the availability of information, is great. I do a lot of correspondence on-line and have a chat line to talk to my fans as well

I did not have a chance to write novels until my youngest child started school fulltime

I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with which they might be dealing on a close scale

How much can a dragon carry? As much as it thinks it can

What I used to do between writing fits was feed my kids, ride my horse and go shopping for cat and dog food.

Living is struggling to do something impossible; To succeed or die, knowing that you had tried.

The most fertile soil does not necessarily produce the most abundant harvest. It is the use we make of our faculties which renders them valuable.

So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

If you build that foundation, both the moral and the ethical foundation, as well as the business foundation, and the experience foundation, then the building won't crumble.

The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die singing.

Now all the criminals in their suits and ties are free to drink martinis and watch the sunrise

Blame and victim thinking are so ingrained into the fabric of our society it's hard to find a role model anywhere who simply practices personal accountability in all things.

The only emotional connection of relevance is with my dog. My relationship with my dog, it's ridiculous.

If a playwright is funny, the English look for a serious message, and if he's serious, they look for a joke.

Friends are readily disappointed by the size of my closet. And I thought it was big!

If you intend to study the mind, you must have systematic training; you must practice to bring the mind under your control.