After a certain point is reached the numbers cease to matter, and all that remains is the faceless mass of a crowd.
When someone tells you a piece of their life, they’re giving you a gift, not granting you your due.
There is only one Whedon, and I am his prophet.
Metal rusts, music lasts forever.
I can sell anything to anyone. That is actually my superpower. I am really good at negotiating and persuading.
A troublesome question? Those tend to be the only whorthwhile kind.
I’d love to take a stab at writing videogames. There are a lot of storytelling opportunities that really aren’t being taken advantage of in that field. I’d like to experiment with telling a truly non-linear story.
Science is just magic with better PR.
Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that’s saying something.
Most games follow a real railroad plot, no matter what you want, you’re following their storyline to its unavoidable conclusion. I’d like to write a game where your character can follow any number of possible story arcs and sub-plots.
Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain.
I’ve got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just don’t have the time to work on it right now. I’m way too busy with the ‘Kingkiller Chronicles’ and being a new dad.
A tree doesn’t make a thunderstorm, but any fool knows where lightning’s going to strike.
With slow care rather than stealth we must approach the subject of a certain woman. Her wildness is of such degree, I fear approaching her too quickly even in a story. Should I move recklessly, I might startle even the idea of her into sudden flight.
Is there a connection between language and magic? Yes. Ten times yes. So much yes that it almost doesn’t bear talking about. It’s as pointless that arguing that the sun is hot.
Beer dulls a memory, brand sets it burning, but wine is the best for a sore heart’s yearning.
I don’t feel beholden to follow the real world at all. The important thing is to know WHY things turned out the way they did. You need to understand the reasons for events, or at least be able to make reasonable guesses about them.
I want to learn how to pick locks, swordfight, throw pottery – it’s all research. It’s like the curious person’s version of James Bond’s license to kill. I’ve got a license to learn.
If you can find someone like that, someone who you can hold and close your eyes to the world with, then you’re lucky.
Feel free to call me by my first name: Master.