Thinking is a bit uncomfortable, but you'll get used to it. A matter of time and practice.

Books can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write them. Readers and writers alike discover things they never knew about the world and about themselves.

If a storyteller worried about the facts - my dear Lucian, how could he ever get at the truth?

I can't single out one of my books or characters as a favorite. In the same way that I don't have a favorite kidney, my books are organically all part of myself. I might even say that put all together, the books are one ongoing, developing story - which, not coincidentally, happens to be my own lifestory.

Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you.

Are you slow-witted? I'm so sorry for you. It's terrible to be dull and stupid.

He will not succeed in this," Taran said. "Somehow, we must find a way to escape. We dare not lose hope." "I agree absolutely," Fflewddur answered. "Your general idea is excellent; it's only the details that are lacking.