To while away the day contemplating evils that might have been is to poison the happiness we already have.

There is no more exciting sport than flying, for if you lose, you die.

To have a child is the greatest honor and responsibility that can be bestowed upon any living being. - Arya

It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments.

Death is part of who we are. It guides us. It shapes us. It drives us to madness. Can you still be human if you have no mortal end

It was as if his point of view had, within seconds, gone from that of an ant to that of an eagle. For the sky was hollow, and the world was round.

I love telling stories and I love writing so the fact that I can do it professionally is something that I've always been very grateful for.