We need to read good books, and for that to happen, we need to share good books.

I don't feel beholden to follow the real world at all. The important thing is to know WHY things turned out the way they did. You need to understand the reasons for events, or at least be able to make reasonable guesses about them.

I do this so you cannot help but hear. A wise man views a moonless night with fear.

With his eyes and those hands there won't be a woman safe in all the world when he starts hunting after the ladies.' 'Courting, dear,' my father corrected gently. 'Semantics,' she shrugged.

For me the really cool parts of being an author don't have anything to do with getting onto a bestseller list.

I have had a few gentlemen let me know they find my manly beardiness somewhat alluring. Never any ladies though.

One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.