It's the end game that people dread and that's what I'm scared of

Once upon a time the plural of 'wizard' was 'war'.

There has been a lot of bad fantasy in the past - I'm by no means saying that all classic fantasy out there is bad - but there has been a lot of bad fantasy written by people who read a lot of fantasy and so all they keep doing is recycling it.

I express preference for a chronological sequence of events which precludes a violence.

I know that I am a small, weak man, but I have amassed a large library; I dream of dangerous places.

My advice is this. For Christ's sake, don't write a book that is suitable for a kid of 12 years old, because the kids who read who are 12 years old are reading books for adults. I read all of the James Bond books when I was about 11, which was approximately the right time to read James Bond books.

I would not like it thought that I do not buy my own paperclips, sir. I enjoy owning my own paperclips. It means they are mine.