Do not mistake me for my mask. You see light dappling on the water and forget the deep, cold dark beneath.

Are you hurt?" "Absolutely," I said. "Especially in my everywhere.

Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear.

Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.

Humor is hard, hard, hard. And if you fail with humor, you don't fail halfway. You drop the ball humor-wise and everyone notices.

Hespe's mouth went firm. She didn't scowl exactly, but it looked like she was getting all the pieces of a scowl together in one place, just in case she needed them in a hurry.

I was reluctant to talk about my kids on the blog. I kept telling myself, "People aren't coming here for stories about your kids. They want to hear about the upcoming books, writing advice, conventions..."