That would have been a nice place, inside an idea, but it wasn't a place to live. It was necessary to live where the idea and the fact collided.

Good lies need a leavening of truth to make them palatable.

Writing is a way of sharing our humanity.

There is a kind of laughter people laugh at public events, as if a joke were a charity auction and they want to be seen to be bidding.

Who thinks the law has anything to do with justice? It's what we have because we can't have justice.

Nothing is dark when you embosom your own light within you

There is a great difference between being fearless and being brave.

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.

None of Us is as Good as All of Us.

Self-Preservation is a full-time occupation.

There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe.

I don't mind close-ups, I like them, but they're kind of forceful - you see a lot, you get a lot of information in a close-up. There's less mystery.

What's the trick to writing a great female character? Make her human.

Who's Myrnin?" Claire controlled an urge to roll her eyes. "Badass crazy vampire scientist who's my boss." "You realize no part of that sentence made sense, right?

How many of us go through our days parched and empty, thirsting after happiness, when we're really standing knee-deep in the river of abundance?