Some of them are working very hard indeed. “What are they doing?” “My boy!” he said, eyebrows raised. As if nothing could be more obvious. “They are reading!

If this sounds impressive to you, you’re over thirty.

(about Kindles) I have one and I use it most nights. I always imagine the books staring and whispering, Traitor!

Our books still do not require batteries. But I am no fool. It is a slender advantage.

Why does the typical adventuring group consist of a wizard, a warrior, and a rogue, anyway? It should really be a wizard, a warrior, and a rich guy. Otherwise who's going to pay for all the swords and spells and hotel rooms?

The thinnest tendrils of dawn are creeping in from the east. People in New York are softly starting to tweet.

I feel a little whirl of dislocation -- the trademark sensation of the world being more closely knit together than you expected