...only in the surrender of the light could the darkness prevail.

Start early and work hard. A writer's apprenticeship usually involves writing a million words (which are then discarded) before he's almost ready to begin. That takes a while.

You're a cynic," Urgit accused. Silk shook his head. "No, Your Majesty. I'm a realist.

If you'd just try, I'm sure you'd be able to fly.

Any time there's something so ridiculously dangerous that no rational human being would try it, they send for me.' --Garion

I have an unconscious burglar living in my mind: If I read something, it's mine. I can read Middle English stories, Geoffrey Chaucer or Sir Thomas Malory, but once I start moving in the direction of contemporary fantasy, my mind begins to take over.

If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold its own.