For the deeds of a man, not the words of a prophecy, are what shape his destiny.

After seven years of writing - and working many jobs to support my family - I finally got published.

Trust your luck, Taran Wanderer. But don't forget to put out your nets!

Fantasy is, I believe, the great nourisher of imagination. To paraphrase Einstein on how to develop intelligence in young people: Read fairy tales. Then read more fairy tales.

-"He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful." -"It was stupid.

She had no particular breed in mind, no unusual requirements. Except the special sense of mutual recognition that tells dog and human they have both come to the right place.

He [the cat] liked to peep into the refrigerator and risk having his head shut in by the closing door. He also climbed to the top of the stove, discontinuing the practice after he singed his tail.