We have more brilliant fantasy novels than brilliant fantasy movies. Movies and TV are done by committee. But with a novel, it's really just one person running the show. That allows for a clarity and unity of vision that's pretty unique, artistically.

Beer dulls a memory, brand sets it burning, but wine is the best for a sore heart's yearning.

It was only then I realized I didn't know the name of Elodin's class. I leafed through the ledger until I spotted Elodin's name, then ran my finger back to where the title of the class was listed in fresh dark ink: "Introduction to Not Being a Stupid Jackass." I sighed and penned my name in the single blank space beneath.

I was nervous about writing Slow Regard.

The boy grows upward, but the girl grows up.

Only a fool worries over what he can’t control.

It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think.