To every rule there is an exception—and an idiot ready to demonstrate it. Don't be the one!

I usually focus on the whole group of characters in any given work-in-progress, and as a result they become particularly dear to me as I delve into their innermost motivations and live out their lives.

Some people prefer eating dessert to the main course. These people have never been really hungry.

To every rule there is an exception—and an idiot ready to demonstrate it. Don't be the one!

Why does every road eventually narrow into a point at the horizon? Because that's where the point lies.

Luck is not as random as you think. Before that lottery ticket won the jackpot, someone had to buy it.

However I will never forget what Marion [Zimmer Bradley] did for me by accepting that first story from a stupid enthusiastic kid.