It can be hard to write a skillfully entertaining fiction, but a great book wants to be more, and wants more from us.
Guy Gavriel KayIn this world, where we find ourselves, we need compassion more than anything, I think, or we are all alone.
Guy Gavriel KayA hard truth: that courage can be without meaning or impact, need not be rewarded, or even known. The world has not been made in that way. Perhaps, however, within the self there might come a resonance, the awareness of having done something difficult, of having done . . . something.
Guy Gavriel Kay