King Shrewd is expecting me, rather he isn't expecting me, and that is precisely why I must go to him now.

In real life, things don't all end at the nice same place. To keep the story real, there has to be kind of a ragged edge at the end of a novel.

Fitz: How bad is it? Nighteyes: Mind your own business. Fitz: You ARE my business. Nighteyes: Sharing pain doesn’t loosen it. Fitz: I’m not sure about THAT.

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.

For the weakest has but to try his strength to find it, and then he shall be strong.

Fitz fixes fyces fitz.Fatsafices.

I began attempting to write for children under the mistaken assumption that writing for children was easy.