Cats talk to whomever they please.

Besides, if there were no dragons of flesh and blood and fire, whence would come the idea for these stone carvings?

All events, no matter how earthshaking or bizarre, are diluted within moments of their occurrence the the continuance of the necessary routines of day-to-day. -Fitz Most prisons are of our own making. A man makes his own freedom, too. -Chade When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool, you end up sounding like a moron instead. -Burrich We left. Walking uphill and into the wind. That suddenly seemed a metaphor for my whole life. -Fitz

I healed. Not completely. A scar is never the same as good flesh, but it stops the bleeding.

Your future. It awaits only you, to live it and to write it. - Shaman's Crossing by Robin Hobb

Her stillness was such a contrast to all the jumbled communication inside me that I suddenly felt what a tiresome fellow I was, always filling the air with the rattle of words and anxieties.

Start writing sooner. Don't wait for permission. Don't hesitate.