When someone tells you a piece of their life, they're giving you a gift, not granting you your due.

I’d heard you were dead.” "I heard you wear a red lace corset,” I said matter-of-factly. “But I don’t believe every bit of nonsense that gets rumored about.

I don't speak fluent bumpkin.

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.

Coming to grips with being a bit of a celebrity. That's not anything I ever expected to have to deal with in my life.

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.

There is some conflict between religion and science in my world, but that's nothing new. Science, at its root, is a rational discipline. Religion, on the other hand, is fundamentally trans-rational. Both of them attempt to solve problems, but since their methodology is vastly different, they can't help but come into conflict.