Elodin looked at me. "What a remarkably honest threat," he said. "Normally they're much more growlish and gristly than that." "Gristly?" I asked, emphasizing the 't.' "Don't you mean grisly?" "Both," he said. "Usually there's a lot of, 'I'll break your knees. I'll break your neck.'" He shrugged. "Makes me think of gristle, like when you're boning a chicken.

For me, language is something that I've always loved. When I read, that's what I look for. When I write, that's what I strive for.

To be both rich and handsome was bad enough. But to have a voice like honey over warm bread on top of that was simply inexcusable.

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

There is a sort of camaraderie that rarely exists except between men who have fought the same enemies and know the same women.

I only know one story. But oftentimes small pieces seem to be stories themselves.

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.