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Even that. What is the point in living forever, if it is not with the woman I love?
The people that you work with are, when you get down to it, your very best friends.
I never base characters on real people - you can get into so much trouble that way!
You told me it was a mistake to fight the scarred warriors. They were the survivors.
Every story starts with an idea, but it is the characters that move this idea forward.
Knowledge itself is never dangerous, it is how that knowledge is used that is dangerous
Don't ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what.
Adults, Sophie has decided a long time before, were really bad at making up good excuses.
Leader. Ship. The word 'ship' is hidden inside the word 'leadership,' as its... derivation.
A boy and a girl, dressed in the T-shirts and denim that are the shabby uniform of this age.
I am Michael, and I am part English, Irish, German, and Scottish, sort of a virtual United Nations.
Wait. Look. Notice. If you keep those three words in mind, you just might survive the next few days.
The research. It is always the best part of writing. And, of course, it is the great excuse to travel.
Some stories wait their turn to be told, others just tap you on the shoulder and insist you tell them.
Ah. In my experience, when people say they don't know whether they love someone, they usually mean no.
All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability.
TMI? Too Much Information. It”s just easier to say 'TMI'. I used to say 'don't go there', but that's lame.
Just as a pebble thrown into the water creates ripples, so our thoughts create similar effects on our palms.
I'm probably better known in the US as a YA writer, I have a huge body of adult horror and fantasy behind me.
"What is the greatest mistake a parent can make?" she asked. "To believe that your children will be just like you."
I'm not a magician. I'am an alchemyst, a man of science, though perhaps not the science you would be familiar with.
The problem with contemporary art is that no one bothers to do the research necessary to give people what they want.
You don't call retarded people retards. It's bad taste. You call your friends retards when they are acting retarded.
I have been very lucky: my writing has taken me across the world, and I have seen some extraordinary sites and sights.
And in their rush to create wonders, they have ignored the wonders all around them, ignored the mysteries, the beauty.
First up, the lost and found has gone missing. It itself, is lost. So please try not to lose anything until we find it.
My mom always used to say that average people are the most special people in the world. And that's why God made so many.
Villains often more the story along while the heros react to the villains, so the villain becomes the engine of the story.
You know I hate disappointing even one person, and I really hate disappointing everyone but I love burlington coat factory
The best moment is when you walk into a bookstore and see a pile of your books - that is the oddest experience in the world!
You might argue that the history of contemporary art is a series of avant-garde movements, each new wave outraging the last.
Have you any idea how to wake a hibernating Elder?” Machiavelli shook his head. “Mars, what about you? Any advice?” “Yes. Don’t.
What you call magic is nothing more than an act of the imagination fired by the senses, then given shape by the power of your aura.
I am a great believer that all the primary research has to be done before principle writing begins. I'm a huge advocate of plotting.
In fact, writing for younger adults is tougher. They remember everything and if they spot a problem, they'll be sure to let you know.
Making sure that the geography and timelines work is always the hardest part of writing. But you owe it to the readers to get it right!
I never avoid something that challenges my guts and my heart. While I might occasionally puke my guts out, I have never puked my heart out.
Artists want to sell their work, sure. But they aren't out there asking questions about what people want and what they don't want, now are they?
The Elders had nothing but contempt for human emotion; they considered it their biggest weakness. Perenelle knew it was humankind's greatest strength.
I don't want somebody sucking up to me because they think I am going to help their career. I want them sucking up to me because they genuinely love me.
I have a huge music library and deliberately choose the piece of music to match the piece I'm writing. So, every book I write has its own "soundtrack."
So you should be able to see them clearly in your imagination. We always find it easier to visualize what we fear; it's what keeps us afraid of the dark.
Abraham Lincoln once said that if you are a racist, I will attack you with the north. And those are the principles that I carry with me in the workplace.
They expected to lose. And therefore, they lost. [..] People who start thinking deep dark thoughts in the middle of a war start expecting to lose.
I am thrilled when I read about fans using my stories as springboards to read about either the historical characters or the myths and legends in the books.
It's always been Apple's goal to ship something we were proud of and something people would be proud to own, and I think that's still true from thirty years ago.
Here, you can walk into a bookstore and pick up a Bible or Christian literature and learn. Over there, they are lucky if they have one Bible for a whole village.
Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't know where it's going. I just hope to find it somewhere along the way. Like an improv conversation. An improversation.
Negotiations are about controlling things, about being in the driver's seat and make one tiny mistake; you're dead. I made one tiny mistake, I wore women's clothes
Good collaboration essentially boils down to personalities who work well together and are able to integrate each other's notes and ideas without killing each other.