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The wild women in his lap,' my father enthused, 'laying their breasts on his head.'There was a moment of stunned silence. Then my mother spoke slowly,...more

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If you want to write a fantasy story with Norse gods, sentient robots, and telepathic dinosaurs, you can do just that. Want to throw in a vampire and ...more

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If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it.

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No man is brave that has never walked a hundred miles. If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name. Travel i...more

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If power is the only important thing, then Frodo loses against Sauron. Hell, if power’s the only important thing then Gandalf loses against Sauron. If...more

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The truth is that the world is full of dragons, and none of us are as powerful or cool as we’d like to be. And that sucks. But when you’re confronted ...more

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Kid's books should be just as good as any other books. No. They should be held to a *higher* standard than other literature for the same reason that w...more

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Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear.

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Elodin pointed down the street. "What color is that boy's shirt?""Blue.""What do you mean by blue? Describe it."I struggled for a moment, failed. "So ...more

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Metal rusts, music lasts forever.

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Patience and propriety. It was the only graceful thing to do.

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My alar is like the ocean in storm. (Devi)

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No man is brave that has never walked a hundred miles. If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name. Travel i...more

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I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I am no arithmetician. Numbers that spe...more

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There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.