It was different, though, knowing something in your thoughts and then hearing it confirmed, made real, planted in the world like a tree

You have to be afraid for it to count as bravery.

Fantasy is, at its best, the purest access to storytelling that we have. It universalizes a tale, it evokes wonder and timeless narrative power, it touches upon inner journeys, it illuminates our collective and individual pasts, throws a focus beam on the present day, and presages the dangers and promises of the future.

Writing is never, ever easy but I wake up every morning grateful for the gift of being able to do this.

Eanna love us, Adaon preserve us, Morian guard our souls.

Dave hung up. And unplugged the phone. With a fierce and bitter pain he stared at it, watching how, over and over again, it didn't ring.

Liu Fang is a truly gifted, world-famous player of the pipa and the guzheng, classical Chinese stringed instruments.