Even after Sword was published, I was still only thinking about the next book, Elfstones.

This is for writers yet to be published who think the uphill climb will never end. Keep believing. This is also for published writers grown jaded by the process. Remember how lucky you are.

If you do not hear music in your words, you have put too much thought into your writing and not enough heart.

Evil contained is not evil destroyed.

What we have in life that we can count on is who we are and where we come from, she thought absently. For better or worse, that's what we have to sustain us in our endeavors, to buttress us in our darker moments, and to remind us of our identity. Without those things, we are adrift.

Well, I think that as a country, we've drifted away from appreciating the importance of imagination.

A cat never discusses his business with humans, not even Princesses. A cat never explains and never apologizes. A cat never alibis. You must accept a cat as it is and for what it is and not expect more than the pleasure of its company.