Yes, terrible things happen, but sometimes those terrible things - they save you.

Only in death will we have our own names since only in death are we no longer part of the effort. In death we become heroes.

My books are always about someone obtaining a power to replace the previous sort of power that they held.

An important part of building a new culture was allowing people to complain about their past. At first, the more they complained, the worse the past would seem. But by venting, people could start to resolve the past. By bitching and bitching and bitching, they could exhaust the drama of their own horror stories. Grow bored. Only then could they accept a new story for their lives. Move forward.

Some people still think knowledge is power.

She's not wearing makeup so her face just looks like skin.

Get married before the sex gets boring or you'll never get married.