That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.

When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so it became humorous, and continued from there.

Information is power. --Humfrey

I think it's a shame that something as creative and vital to the nature of the human species as story-telling is largely controlled by the soulless cretins known as publishers.

One thing you who had secure or happy childhoods should understand about those of us who did not. We who control our feelings, who avoid conflicts at all costs, or seem to seek them. Who are hypersensitive, self-critical, compulsive, workaholic, and above all survivors. We are not that way from perversity, and we cannot just relax and let it go. We’ve learned to cope in ways you never had to.

But I don't read or listen for pleasure. I have too much else to do.

That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.