They look at me and I kind of back up in case they go for my throat.

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.

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

To question me onceis a simple mistake, Lieutenant. Twice is treason. We execute traitors.-Kahlan

Culture carries no privilege to exist. Cultures do not have value simply because they are. Some cultures, the world is better off without.

After that, I came back every year. Everyone said, 'Well, when you retire you can move there.' But I said, 'Why should I live my whole life where I don't want to be.'

Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it.