So far it's 43 books in 25 years.

Pride makes a man, it drives him, it is the shield wall around his reputation... Men die, they said, but reputation does not die.

Wyrd bith ful araed (Fate is inexorable).

You won't regret the men you never killed, but you will regret the women you passed up.

We all suffer from dreams

Writing is a solitary occupation.

Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.

Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than being in most humdrum occupations.

Book tours and research provide a lot of travel - too much, I sometimes think, but we do take vacations.

The existence of tricks does not imply the absence of magic.

We make children and wealth and amass land and build halls and assemble armies and give great feasts, but only one thing survives us. Reputation.

I close my eyes and I can see a better day. I close my eyes and pray

Picking five favorite books is like picking the five body parts you'd most like not to lose.

Many stories begin with a dream, but it is rare when the dream is the story itself.

It's time to restore the bonds of trust between citizens. Let us give thanks for all that we have and let us boldly face the exciting new frontiers that lie ahead.

Bisexuality means I am free and I am as likely to want to love a woman as I am likely to want to love a man, and what about that? Isn't that what freedom implies?

I'm interested in social commentary.

Keeping a smile on your lips even when you're on the verge of tears. Feeling sorry for those who show their feelings.

If you can do only a little. Do what you can. What you cannot enforce, do not command.

I've discovered I've got this preoccupation with ordinary people pursued by large forces.

The railroads are not run for the benefit of the dear public. That cry is nonsense. They are built for men who invest their money and expect to get a fair percentage of the same.