In my opinion there are two basic questions that any writer tries to answer. "What is?" is the question non-fiction asks. "What if?" is the question fiction asks. That's the question I'm more interested in.

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

I took a deep breath, 'I took the nahlrout because I didn't want to faint. I needed to let them know they couldn't hurt me. I've learned that the best way to stay safe is to make your enemies think you can't be hurt.' It sounded ugly to say it so starkly, but it was the truth. I looked at him defiantly.

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 are few things as nauseating as pure obedience.

A tree doesn't make a thunderstorm, but any fool knows where lightning's going to strike.

When you love something, you have to make sure it loves you back, or you'll bring about no end of trouble chasing it.