Murphy is a writer’s best friend, but you have to keep an eye on him, or he’ll steal the silver.
Sometimes, though, you have to do things for family, even if you’d rather not.
You can’t force folks to have good sense, even if they’re family. Maybe especially then.
Humility is as good for the soul as it is for the memory
Kim was more than a little inclined to snarl at him, but in the past few days she had learned that snarling at Mairelon did little good. He simply smiled and corrected her grammar.
Thank God!” he said, and kissed her.Kissing Mairelon was much nicer than anything she had ever dared to imagine, despite the headache.
Oliver has stated many times his dislike of hearing advice from his younger sister, so it is his own fault if he has not got sense enough to see which way the wind is blowing.
One of the things everybody seems to want to ask writers is, “Where do you get your ideas?” When people ask me this, my usual response is, “Ideas are the easy part. The hard part is writing them down.
News of Daniel’s disappearance does not alarm me as it might have done a week ago. Given recent events, very little alarms me as it might have done a week ago. I feel as if my supply of alarm has been exhausted, at least temporarily.
Tell the story you want to tell, and let it be as long as it needs to be. Worry about marketing it later.
That is certainly one way to look at the matter. There are others.
He doesn’t seem very impressed,” Cimorene commented in some amusement.”Why should he be?” Kazul said.”Well, you’re a dragon,” Cimorene answered, a little taken aback.”What difference does that make to a cat?
In fact, “talent” is as common as mud; what’s rare is the motivation to sit down and actually do something with one’s talent, the discipline to do it regularly, and the persistence to stick with it until it’s finished.
It’s a hard thing to risk what you know and are sure of, just for the possibility of something better. Even when it’s a pretty strong possibility, and something that’s a whole lot better.
The efficiency of the cleaning solution in liquefying wizards suggested the operation of an antithetical principal,which-” “Did you have to get him started?” Cimorene asked reproachfully.
Out here, it’s better safe than sorry, because generally speaking, too much of the time sorry means you’re dead.
Cecy, I do think it is unfair. People in novels are fainting all the time, and I never can, no matter how badly I need to.