If you have a past with which you feel dissatisfied, then forget it. Now.

I don't know if the books are making the world a much better place. I don't write with that objective. What I know is that I see my readers creating a critical mass so we can at least understand this world in a different way.

She looked at her own past, and, for the first time, she forgave herself: it hadn't been her fault, but the fault of that insecure little boy, who had given up after the first attempt.

If only everyone could know and live with their inner craziness. Would the world be a worse place for it? No, people would be fairer and happier.

An enemy always represents a weakness. This might be fear of physical pain, but it could also be a premature sense of victory or the desire to abandon the fight because it is no longer worthwhile.

We must buy jewelry; it identifies us with our tribe, just as body piercing identifies those of a different tribe.

A warrior of light needs both patience and speed. He treats each situation as if it were unique.