What the guys have learned is that whether you're preaching to one or 10,000, it really doesn't matter. That one person you touch may change the nation - could be the Billy Graham of Ethiopia.

To remain unknown in this modern world: that, indeed, is real power.

I have a huge music library and deliberately choose the piece of music to match the piece I'm writing. So, every book I write has its own "soundtrack."

The secret to writing is writing. Lots of people I know talk about writing. They will tell me about the book they are going to write, or are thinking about writing, or may write some day in the future. And I know they will never do it. If someone is serious about writing, then they will sit down every day and put some words down on paper.

The strong survive, but the courageous triumph.

I am thrilled when I read about fans using my stories as springboards to read about either the historical characters or the myths and legends in the books.

Once you have been touched by magic, you are forever changed. You leave a trail.