Nothing takes the heart out of a man more than the expectation of failure.

THE HEIR OF NIGHT by Helen Lowe is a richly told tale of strange magic, dark treachery and conflicting loyalties, set in a well realized world.

Some people say 'I want to be a writer,' and some people say, 'I want to write.'

Look forward, not back. Correct your course and go on. You cannot undo yesterday's journey.

We are as we are. How can you claim to know what life I was meant to lead, let alone threaten to force me into it? All your quibbling is nonsense. As well forbid your nose to snuff, or your ears to hear. We are as we do.

Leave the pain behind and let your life be your own again. There is a place where all time is now, and the choices are simple and always your own. Wolves have no kings

The biggest doubts come in the five minutes after I hit send.