Gods and wonders always appear, to attend the birth of kings.

Of course it’s not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.

There has never been a slave who did not choose to be a slave. Their choice may be between bondage and death, but the choice is always there.

I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy. But, I wanted to put a somewhat different spin on it. The whole trope of absolute good versus absolute evil, which was wonderful in the hands of J.R. Tolkien, became cliche and rote in the hands of the many Tolkien imitators that followed.

I love you too, sweet sister. But you're a fool. A beautiful golden fool.

Politicians were mostly people who'd had too little morals and ethics to stay lawyers.

Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.