Once you have courage to look upon evil, seeing it for what it is and naming it by its true name, it is powerless against you, and you can destroy it.

Neither refuse to give help when it is needed,... nor refuse to accept it when it is offered.

Most of my books have been written in the form of fantasy.

...Writings can be stolen, or changed, or used for evil purposes. But isn't the risk worth taking? The more people who share knowledge, the greater safeguard for it. Isn't there more danger in ignorance than knowledge?

A crown is more discomfort than adornment. If you have learned that, you have already learned much.

Behind one truth there is always yet another.

My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.