Knowledge itself is never dangerous, it is how that knowledge is used that is dangerous

All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability.

but do i need to say anything?" sophie asked. "do i need to learn any words?" "like what?" saint-germain said. "well, when you lit up the eiffel tower, you said something that sounded like eggness" "ignis" the count said. "latin for fire. no, you don't need to say anything." "then why did you do it, then?" sophie asked. saint-germain grinned. "i just thought it sounded cool.

When it is going well, it is the best job [writing] in the world. For those few hours, you are god, in control of everything. However, for me, the great joy of writing is that it has allowed me to travel the world in search of stories.

Villains often more the story along while the heros react to the villains, so the villain becomes the engine of the story.

You don't call retarded people retards. It's bad taste. You call your friends retards when they are acting retarded.

Good collaboration essentially boils down to personalities who work well together and are able to integrate each other's notes and ideas without killing each other.