When both my editors say 'This is really bad, you need to change this,' I ignore that at my peril.

When we come back to fantasy, I think we're actually coming back to the real bedrock of storytelling. Our national or international genre really is fantasy, if you think about the worldwide myths and legends and stories that we all know, whether we're talking about Little Red Riding Hood or the Arabian Nights or Noah's Ark or Hercules. These are stories that cross many cultures in much the same way that dragons cross many cultures.

The truth, I discovered, is a tree that grows as a man gains access to experience. A child sees the acorn of his daily life, but a man looks back on the oak.

The fight isn't over until you win it, Fitz. That's all you have to remember. No matter what the other man says.

Everybody has felt at one time or another that everyone else in the world had a better shot than they did, so when you engage that, you engage the reader, and I think you create a character that brings the reader more fully into the story.

Not being able to think of a reply is not the same thing as accepting another's words.

if love doesnt come first and linger after, if love cant wait and endure disappointment and seperation, then its not love.