The fool strikes. The wise man smiles, and watches, and learns. Then strikes.

There was no such thing as luck. Luck was a word idiots used to explain the consequences of their own rashness, and selfishness, and stupidity. More often than not bad luck meant bad plans.

I span the entire geek spectrum.

It is easy to forget how much you have, when your eyes are always fixed on what you have not.

It's hard to stay calm when you're terrified, helpless, alone, at the mercy of men with no mercy at all.

As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it.

Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it.