How am I supposed to save the universe with all this noise?!

Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.

There is a rule for fantasy writers: The more truth you mix in with a lie, the stronger it gets.

"Don't be afraid to make corrections," Picchu said. "Don't be afraid to lend a hand." She fell silent, seeming to think for a moment. "And don't look down."

But even in your world it’s a byword. Men will fight bravely and be heroes, but for last-ditch defense against any odds… get a Mother.

The Spear in the Other’s heart is the spear in your own: you are he.

What I try to do for my readers is to pass on some of the things that I found out about being thirteen after doing it for forty years.

Well, the rollout of new technology always affects how wizards do business.

A little science. A little magic. A little chicken soup.

Belief made no difference to the truth.

Those who don't know the mistakes of the past won't be able to enjoy it when they make them again in the future.

Better to live under one tyrant a thousand miles away, than a thousand tyrants one mile away.

It is necessary, in this world, to be made of harder stuff than one's environment.

I always told my dad I'd play professional football.

You don't go from a Yugo to a Benz, back to a Yugo.

Human beings have a vested interest in being trustworthy.

Don't everlastingly read messages into paintings - there's the Daisy - you don't rave over or read messages into it - you just look at that bully little flower - isn't that enough?

Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.

In truth, the care and expense of our fathers aims only at furnishing our heads with knowledge; of judgement and virtue, little news.

The devotion which God sends to the succor of His Church and of the nations at the present time is the devotion to the Most Holy Eucharist. It is the highest of all devotions.

Seeking chaos is at least one way to develop the skills and mindsets to tackle ambiguity.