You'd never killed anyone. Then you had.
Men made wagers with their judgment, their allegiances, their resources.
But if you couldn't do everything, did that mean you did nothing?
It can be hard to write a skillfully entertaining fiction, but a great book wants to be more, and wants more from us.
After a while, you start to realize that you should write a book you would want to read. I try to write a book I would enjoy.
One didn't stop to talk with creatures from one's nightmares.