We aren't the masters of the earth. We're the servants.

People will say that Canada, unlike America, was not birthed from violence. But I want to say, "What are you talking about?" It's just not true.

The beliefs of Native people are no less powerful or important just because they focus on a different "form of magic."

I'm intrigued by the classic Greek tragedies, as well as by the idea of the Greek chorus.

The history needs to serve the story, not the story the history. But at the same time you can't stray too far.

I never want to play down to the reader. I think readers are willing to go along if they're intrigued.

During World War I the Canadians were the shock troops. In many historical cases, Canadians have been very proficient at killing, and doing what we have to in order to survive. But no one wants to acknowledge that fact.