Can you trust me, he said. Not will you. Can you. Can I trust him? What do I have to lose?
Robin McKinleyThe great thing about fantasy is that you can drag dreams and longings and hopes and fears and strivings out of your subconscious and call them 'magic' or 'dragons' or 'faeries' and get to know them better. But then I write the stuff. Obviously I'm prejudiced.
Robin McKinleyIf you try to breathe water, you will not turn into a fish, you will drown; but water is still good to drink.
Robin McKinleyOne of the biggest, and possibly the biggest, obstacle to becoming a writer... is learning to live with the fact that the wonderful story in your head is infinitely better, truer, more moving, more fascinating, more perceptive, than anything you're going to manage to get down on paper.
Robin McKinley