For me, language is something that I've always loved. When I read, that's what I look for. When I write, that's what I strive for.

Each book needs a good beginning and a good ending. People get pissed off when you don't close things off properly at the end.

I can't give you the moon,” the tinker said. “She doesn't belong to me. She belongs only to herself.

...if I have ever met someone without a single shadow on their heart, it was surely a child too young for speaking.

Small facts lead to great knowing.

I loved college. I wish I was still taking classes instead of teaching them.

All stories are true,” Skarpi said. “But this one really happened, if that’s what you mean.” He took another slow drink, then smiled again, his bright eyes dancing. “More or less. You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.