You are human and mortal; we are the sum of our weak moments and our strong.

Three things never trust in- The maiden sworn as pure, The vows a king has given, And an ambush that is sure.

If you would rise, do so alone.

I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene.

The hatched chick cannot go back to the shell, the falcon who has found the sky does not willingly sit the nest.

If I'm walking on thin ice, I might as well dance my way across

. . . from what he knew about the Creatures of the Dark they wouldn't waste their time laying elaborate traps. They'd just eat someone.