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.

When we speak of the morrow nothing is ever certain.

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

A man who fights for coin is loyal only to his purse.

I believe that a writer learns from every story he writes, and when you try different things, you learn different lessons. Working with other writers, as in Hollywood or in a shared world series, will also strengthen your skills, by exposing you to new ways of seeing the work, and different approaches to certain creative challenges.

His dagger was out, poised at her throat. “Sing, little bird. Sing for your little life.

Jon: Have you seen the wall? | Sam: I'm fat, not blind.