That little touch is not in the books, but I wish it had been in the books because it was a great addition.

He wished he could relieve himself of his doubts and guilts half as easily.

The most important thing for any aspiring writer, is to read! And not just the sort of thing you're trying to write, be that fantasy, SF, comic books, whatever. You need to read everything.

Start trying to work out who deserves what, and before long you'll spend the rest of your days weeping for each and every person in the world.

An artist has an obligation to tell the truth. [...] that the true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves. We are the monsters. (And the heroes too). Each of us has within himself the capacity for great good, and great evil.

I never wanted to see half the things I've seen, and I've never seen half the things I wanted to. I don't think wanting comes into it. You'd best go all the same.

Men of honor will do things for their children that they would never consider doing for themselves.