I was brought up in a home where I saw my parents read and I was taken to bookshops and libraries, so I grew up feeling very comfortable around books. Also, Ireland is a country which has honoured its writers and poets, so when someone says they wanted to be a writer, its not mocked or looked down upon.

There are some adventures not worth having.

the best lie is wrapped around a core of truth

I'm not a bad guy... I'm just good guy that runs over women with his car.

Fools lie, clever men stick to the truth.

But magic is really only the utilization of the entire spectrum of the senses.

The Elders had nothing but contempt for human emotion; they considered it their biggest weakness. Perenelle knew it was humankind's greatest strength.