A man who claims to be fearless is an idiot or a liar.
Do you not believe that animals know grief and fear and pain? The world of men is not an easy one for them.
My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.
Forgive me....I called you an idiot. I spoke too hastily. You are not. Had I given it more thought, I would have called you a scoundrel.
There is more honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood.
Paradoxically, in fantasy for young people I was able to express my own deepest feelings and attitudes more than I had ever done in writing for adults.