I have been a reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy for a long time, since I was 11 or 12 I think, so I understand it and I'm not at all surprised that readers of the genre might enjoy my books.

Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back that I am in the realm of prehistorical speculation rather than simple historical fact to weave my stories around.

You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer.

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.

She lifted the drooping muzzle with both hands...It was a special embrace saved for special occasions.

Life is neither static nor unchanging. With no individuality, there can be no change, no adaptation and, in an inherently changing world, any species unable to adapt is also doomed.

I think of my books as mainstream and that's were most people who read them look for them in book stores.

Of the two, I would think of my work as closer to Science Fiction than Fantasy.

I have heard Science Fiction and Fantasy referred to as the fiction of ideas, and I like that definition, but it's the mainstream public that chooses my books for the most part.

I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them.

From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if I could write it, it has always been the story that has driven me.

Master the chaos within yourself and I promise you, you will gain the strength to withstand any storm.

There is often in people to whom "the worst" has happened an almost transcendent freedom for they have faced "the worst" and survived it.

There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.

I also think I could probably repeat the commercial success; whether I want to or not is a different matter. I think there is still better work inside me.

You have to love yourself, not in an egotistical way, but if you love yourself, everyone else will love you.

Why talk when you can paint?

Adults will not necessarily laugh at the same thing as their children.

When we talk about fighting for our country, we're talking about our vote, our vote is our arms.

When I find a ladybug I ask the butler to take it outside instead of killing it.