No mortal man could frighten him, no more than the darkness could, nor the bones of his soul, the grey and grisly bones of his soul.

I have climbed these steps so often I know each one by name.

I have idea files of books that I want to write one of these days, stories I want to write one of these days, but I'll probably never get to them.

I can be humbler than anyone.

You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts. You need her, as she needs you.

I think life is a jape. Yours, mine, everyone's

There is no shame in loving. If your septons say there is, your seven gods must be demons. In the isles we know better. Our gods gave us legs to run with, noses to smell with, hands to touch and feel. What mad cruel god would give a man eyes and tell him he must forever keep them shut, and never look at all the beauty in the world? Only a monster god, a demon of the darkness.