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

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.

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.

Footsteps in the snow suggest where you have been, point to where you were going: but when they suddenly vanish, never dismiss the possibility of flight.

How many unuttered words died in the heads of those for whom a word was too expensive.

We live in the world we made up.

Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running.

I like to give the actors freedom to take what we have on the page and improve on it. And they do that quite a bit.

Iranians are very proud and don't want to become a pariah state like North Korea.

The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word.

We don't do that kind of thing. We don't create registries based on religion.

Oh! how the hours hasten to change into days, the days into months, the months into years, and those into life's annihilation!

It's so important that we say 'I can see his point of view and I can see his point of view'.

You'll get through this. And I know it's impossible to believe right now, but it gets better. Trust me.