'The Blade Itself' was my first book. Probably I should've tried a few short stories first, but for some reason I decided to begin with Everest.

Good steel bends, but never breaks. Good steel stays always sharp and ready. Good steel feels no pain, no pity, and above all, no remorse

Love is a fine cushion to rest upon, but only hate can make you a better person.

You have to learn to love the small things in life, like a hot bath. You have to love the small things, when you have nothing else

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.

Get what you can with words, because words are free, but the words of an armed man ring that much sweeter.

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