I am the King's Fool. He is the King-In-Wating. Let him wait.
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.
Anticipating pain was like enduring it twice. Why not anticipate pleasure instead?
The fight isn't over until you win it, Fitz. That's all you have to remember. No matter what the other man says.
Diplomacy is the velvet glove that cloaks the fist of power.
Don't listen to people who tell you that very few people get published and you won't be one of them. Don't listen to your friend who says you are better that Tolkien and don't have to try any more. Keep writing, keep faith in the idea that you have unique stories to tell, and tell them.