The true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves.

There are two kinds of writers. There are architects and gardeners. The architects do blueprints before they drive the first nail. The gardeners just dig a hole and plant the seed and see what comes up.

Words are like arrows, Arianne. Once loosed, you cannot call them back. - Areo Hotah

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

You wear your honor like a suit of armor... You think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down and make it hard for you to move.

I've said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be considerable suspense.

The unseen enemy is always the most fearsome.