You do not respond to an attempt on your life with a slap on the hand. Or a joke.

I continue to believe in miracles. But i know that miracles come to those who work very hard

He keeps this up, he's bound to be caught, she thought. And this time they'll dangle him for certain.

Her clothes still smoked from the wizard’s assault. But to him, she always smelled of flowers.

More and more, there were no revelations, but simply the uncovering of truths long known but dimly remembered. Everything had been written long ago. There was nothing truly new in the world, but only the slow, circular march of time that revealed the old things once again.

If you want to be a writer, you must be in love with the process of writing, whether you achieve financial success or not.

Just remember who you are... The world will try to change you into someone else. Don't let them. That's the best advice anyone can give you.