If I seem to wander, if I seem to stray, remember that true stories seldom take the straightest way

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

Generally my favorite remarks always come from my readers. I've had people say my books made them laugh, or cry, or that it frightened them late at night.

It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.

Old Cob tucked away his bowl of stew with the predatory efficency of a lifetime bachelor.

Humor is important for is pacing. If your whole book is just drama drama drama, it's going to wear down the reader.

All explicit knowledge is translated knowledge, and all translation is imperfect.