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

I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.

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

There is no idea so brilliant or original that a sufficiently-untalented writer can't screw it up.

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

More men have been defeated by reports than all the steel of all the swords in history.

The past can be a terrible weight bound to you by an unbreakable chain. You can drag it with you, forever looking over your shoulder at what holds you back. Or you can let it go and move forward. It’s your choice.