War is fear cloaked in courage.

I told you there was no such thing as immortality, not even for dragons.

Surrounded by the self -sufficiency of American culture, we can convince ourselves that we have what it takes to achieve something great.

The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.

The past was still a Golden Age, of ignorance, while the present is an Iron Age of willful bliss.

As far as I'm concerned, I don't eat meat.

Setting is a major aspect in writing all of my books, both in terms of natural and cultural environments.

In the '90s, indie movies could get financing, because financers gave money straight to directors... Now it's a different system. Indie movies got co-opted by the studio system.

As powerful as our legs are, as magnificent as our lungs and arms and muscles are, nothing matters more than the mind.

Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides.

When crossing someone's borders you have to be prepared to engage in a war that is far more brutal than if it were to take place on neutral territory.