It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of their books

Here, in Alethkar, men often spoke of the legends -- of mankind's hard-won victory over the Voidbringers. But when weapons created to fight nightmares were turned against common soldiers, the lives of men became cheap things indeed.

Though, if you think about it, hostile, dethroned pseudodeities probably make disagreeable neighbors. You'll have to figure out something to do with him.

Pain los[es] its power when other things bec[o]me more important.

I like words. And I always learn a few new ones when Father gets angry. I shouldn't neglect my education, now should I?

People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort.

If you don't believe what I'm telling you, then ask yourself this: would any decent, kind-hearted individual become a writer? Of course not.