Men live their lives trapped in an eternal present, between the mists of memory and the sea of shadow that is all we know of the days to come.

Yes - 90% of fantasy is crap. And so is 90% of science fiction and 90% of mystery fiction and 90% of literary fiction.

No one who wears a crown is ever safe.

For the night is dark and full of terrors.

All fiction, if it's successful, is going to appeal to the emotions. Emotion is really what fiction is all about. That's not to say fiction can't be thoughtful, or present some interesting or provocative ideas to make us think. But if you want to present an intellectual argument, nonfiction is a better tool. You can drive a nail with a shoe but a hammer is a better tool for that. But fiction is about emotional resonance, about making us feel things on a primal and visceral level.

- Some men think because they are afraid to do. - There is a difference between fear and caution.

It had been more of a wish, actually, but it sounded better to call it a dream.