Unfortunately, a lot of fantasy is chock full of sexism and racism. A lot of authors don't even realize they're doing it, and a lot of readers don't know they're reading it. That's what makes it so scary in some cases.

He was giving me enough rope to hang myself with. Apparently he didn't realize that once a noose is tied it will fit one neck as easily as another.

Reading is professionally important for me to keep tuned in to what's being written in my genre, let's not lie. But that's not the reason I read. I read for my own emotional and mental health. If I stopped reading, I'd probably just die.

I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself.

The air was heavy with the smell of leather and dust, of old parchment and binding glue. It smelled of secrets.

Knowing your own ignorance is the first step to enlightenment.

That's all that really matters in the end. Stories.