Isn't that the way of the world? We want the sweet things, but we need the unpleasant ones.

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

I'm not a speed writer. I write slowly and revise obsessively. The end result tends to be good. That's where my strength is.

It is quite a thing. There are so many men, all endlessly trying to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you, trying just the opposite. Making sure my feet are firm beneath me lest I fall.

What I'd love more than anything is for Worldbuilders to continue to grow and become entangled in all the different corners of the geek community.

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.

Everything said, you couldn't hope for a nicer day to have a half dozen ex-soldiers with hunting bows relieve you of everything you owned.