Wizards First Rule: People are Stupid

Charity, if you have the means, is a personal choice, but charity which is expected or compelled is simply a polite word for slavery.

We can't live our lives according to what might have been. We have to live by what is.

Those who have come here to hate should leave now; for in their hate, they only betray themselves.

When you're the leader, everything is your fault.

Books served to keep hard-won knowledge safe. They endured.

I had to live this long, have the experiences I've had, to create what I do. I knew I wanted to write for years, but I had to be ready so I wouldn't blow it. The move to Maine was the final step.