I’d heard he had started a fistfight in one of the seedier local taverns because someone had insisted on saying the word “utilize” instead of “use.

There were two sets of double doors leading out of the antechamber, one marked STACKS and the other TOMES. Not knowing the difference between the two, I headed to the ones labeled STACKS. That was what I wanted. Stacks of books. Great heaps of books. Shelf after endless shelf of books.

Isn't that the way of the world? We want the sweet things, but we need the unpleasant ones.

I'm a firm supporter of the word polyamory. But that one is close to my heart.

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.

I guess I'm destined to be loveless

I think the best part of being an author is that I get to learn about anything I want and explain it away as research.