Even in times when it's difficult to figure out, how do you go forward, art - and books - always help

I don't really read as much as I used to. A lot of what I was looking for as an escape I find in writing. And the other thing is that I don't want to get into someone else's language when I'm working

Any weapon touched by a woman, even by accident, must be cleansed with both water and prayer so that her essence would not linger, diverting the warrior who might use it next, for even the faintest touch could bring lust to that man's heart. Perhaps that meant a woman who was well trained in arms would be the superior warrior, her attention never wavering from her task.

You cannot dispute the ridiculous. You cannot argue reasonably with evil.

You can't dispute the ridiculous. You can't argue reasonably with evil.

It was a great escape for me and it was a way to take a break from what was going on in my own world, to go into another world.

Cleaning up after themselves was a low priority for Margo and my mother. They had both recovered from cancer scares, failed marriages, and lost hope; in their opinion, dirt could wait.