Friends can betray you, but with an old enemy, you always know where you stand.

Never accept the proposition that just because a solution satisfies a problem, that it must be the only solution.

Neal had a couple of good ideas and they fit nicely, so that's the way I decided to go.

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

Often I'll try things that just won't happen the way I'd like them to, so hearing that they're not working saves me some wear and tear the next time around.

Dolgan: ’Tis a wise thing to know what is wanted, and wiser still to know when ‘tis achieved. Rhuagh: True. And still wiser to know when it is unachievable, for then striving is folly.

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.