You want to publish with a publisher because a publisher knows how to publish a book. And you don't. You really don't.

Science is just magic with better PR.

Frequently, an author gets "orphaned" at a publisher. What this means is that an editor buys their book, then ends up getting fired, promoted, or transferred to a different job somewhere else. It sucks for the author because suddenly the person who liked your book enough to buy it isn't around to help you edit and promote it.

Only priests and fools are fearless and I've never been on the best of terms with God.

With slow care rather than stealth we must approach the subject of a certain woman. Her wildness is of such degree, I fear approaching her too quickly even in a story. Should I move recklessly, I might startle even the idea of her into sudden flight.

Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that's saying something.

Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.