We're setting up mechanisms where we can kill human beings with drones and missiles where you're sitting at a console and pressing the button. We never have to hear their whimpering, or hear them begging for their mother, or dying in horrible realities around us. I don't know if that's necessarily such a good thing.

Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used against you

Drowning was bad enough. But drowning sad and sober, that's too cruel.

My biggest dream was to ruin the lives of my readers and crush their souls... And I really think that worked out pretty well for me.

It is better to be seen as cruel than foolish.

Pyp had stabbed a turnip with his knife. "The night is dark and full of turnips," he announced in a solemn voice. "Let us all pray for venison, my children, with some onions and a bit of tasty gravy.

Ideas are cheap. I have more ideas now than I could ever write up. To my mind, it's the execution that is all-important.