I have always argued, in a good novel, interesting things happen to interesting people.
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 KayLazy poets try to elicit a reader's response with words designed to tug at the heart.
Guy Gavriel Kay