We should not be less than what we are.

The muse whispers to you when she chooses, and you can't tell her to come back later, because you quickly learn in this business that she might not come back at all.

Anyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did become the first work of fiction on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list.

The Golden Compass is one of the best fantasy / adventure stories that I have read. This is a book no one should miss.

We should not be less than what we are.

For a writer, its very attractive to stay in one world for a time.

If you are ever completely satisfied with something you have written, you are setting your sights too low. But if you can't let go of your material even after you have done the best that you can with it, you are setting your sights too high.