We have lived too long. The great days are past.

Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how they're made, they never seem quite as sacred again.

Escapism has value, even if I don't know what its value is, exactly. Maybe it's just part of some healthy way that we deal with the world.

A novel with a bad middle is a bad book. A bad ending is something I've just gotten in the habit of forgiving.

I feel very conscious of my influences. T.H. White is very important for me.

It turns out that there is something that can compete with free: easy.

It's wonderful to play around with fantasy, because there are an amazing number of as-yet-unbroken rules out there.