I am not questioning your honor, I am denying its existence.

A crown should not sit easy on the head.

I want you to be afraid to turn the page (and to do that) you need to show right from the beginning that you're playing for keeps.

The prejudice is still there, but it's breaking down. You have writers like Michael Chabon and The Yiddish Policemen's Union. He's a writer who's determined to break down genre barriers. He's done amazing things.

Tyrion wondered what it would be like to have a twin, and decided that he would rather not know. Bad enough to face himself in a looking glass every day.

But Tolkien doesn't ask the question: What was Aragorn's tax policy?

What do you like to do?” She scuffed a toe amongst the rushes. “Needlework.” “Very restful, isn’t it?” “Well,” said Arya, “not the way I do it.