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I believe that mankind's destiny lies in the stars.
As an author, I've never forgotten how to daydream.
Fiction is the lie that tells the truth, after all.
Nearly' only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades.
Life and death are different sides of the same coin.
If he didn't care about you, you couldn't upset him.
Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.
Can't make an omelette without killing a few people.
If you don't know it's impossible it's easier to do.
You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen.
Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story.
Oh, monsters are scared. That's why they're monsters.
The lower you start, the more opportunities you have.
Freedom of speech gives you the right to stay silent.
There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife.
To be a good writer... read a lot and write every day.
It's easy, there's a trick to it, you do it or you die.
People tend to find books when they are ready for them.
I believe in absolute honesty and sensible social lies.
Writers are liars my dear, surely you know that by now?
Parameters are the things you bounce off to create art.
I was a book-y child. I was much more book-y than dark.
Yes. Growing up is highly overrated. Just be an author.
Hey, that's life, flick it off if you can't take a joke.
Children's fiction is the most important fiction of all.
"Death's a capricious thing, innit?" "Yes. Yes, she is."
Everybody going to be dead one day, just give them time.
Style is made up of whatever an author can't avoid doing.
It is neither fair nor unfair, Nobody Owens. It simply is
Spiders' webs only have to be large enough to catch flies.
Not knowing everything is all that makes it OK, sometimes.
Real life doesn't have to be convincing, but fiction does.
There were people you could hug, and then there was Silas.
You can always cheat an honest man, but it takes more work.
Here, far from our homes, we will be forgotten by our gods.
Why do I have this imagination? It's the only one I've got!
I have a really high tolerance level for twits. I really do.
I was a stranger and you took me in. -Joji G. Shoji, d. 1921
It's easier to lie to yourself when you say things out loud.
How would you feel about life if Death was your older sister?
Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down.
Talk is free but the wise man chooses when to spend his words.
Anyone who believes what a cat tells him deserves all he gets.
Nobody actually looks like what they really are on the inside.
Face your life, its pain, its pleasure, leave no path untaken.
Anywhere that I can't check my email is a good place to write!
I found English to be a sort of Thomas Hardy aversion therapy.
I don't think there is such a thing as a bad book for children.
Biting's excellent. It's like kissing - only there is a winner.
And, selfish and scared, I wonder how much more he has to give.