The saddest part of a broken heart Isn't the ending so much as the start The tragedy starts from the very first spark Losing your mind for the sake of your heart

You can't succeed unless you're willing to risk failure

There were two things going on: 1) I had already established in my own mind where I wanted to go with the next series, and having James around as a Grey Eminence would have complicated matters. He had had an amazing life and it was time to bid him good-bye.

You would do well to know, Marcus, that irritating a better swordsman than yourself is a good way to end up dead.

Writing is hard work; its also the best job Ive ever had.

One likes to think one grows as a writer as one ages, else all you get is an old young writer. Beyond that is the changing landscape of the universe and the stories I choose to tell.

Sanity is all that stands between good and evil.