Cats can do whatever they want, whenever they want, without regard to what anyone says or does. Rather like Princesses.

Herein lies the heart and soul of the nations. Their right to be free men, Their desire to live in peace, Their courage to seek out truth, Herein lies the Sword of Shannara.

My breakthrough as a reader was when I discovered the European adventure story writers - Alexander Dumas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Walter Scott, to name a few.

Deception is mostly a game we play with ourselves.

You shouldn't believe everything you hear you're young, not stupid.

If you are always frightened for yourself you can't act, and then life loses its purpose. You just have to tell yourself that, when you get right down to it, you don't matter all that much.

It's better to die in pursuit of your dreams than to live a life without hope.