The book is not completely written until someone else has read it.
Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it.
I tell you, commander, it’s true that some of the most terrible things in the world are done by people who think, genuinely think, that they’re doing it for the best, especially if there is some god involved.
Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to.
Most witches don’t believe in gods. They know that the gods exist, of course. They even deal with them occasionally. But they don’t believe in them. They know them too well. It would be like believing in the postman.
The best research you can do is to talk to people.
They say that the eyes of some paintings can follow you around the room, a fact that I doubt, but I am wondering whether some music can follow you for ever.
If you have let pride get the better of you, then you have already lost, but if you grab pride by the scruff of the neck and ride it like a stallion, then you may have already won.
It’s vital to remember who you really are. It’s very important. It isn’t a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. They always get it wrong.
There have been times, lately, when I dearly wished that I could change the past. Well, I can’t, but I can change the present, so that when it becomes the past it will turn out to be a past worth having.
One of the important things about being a small-town reporter is knowing what not to put in the paper.
It’s lies. It’s all lies. Some of them are just prettier than others, that’s all. People see what they think is there.
The people who really run organizations are usually found several levels down, where it is still possible to get things done.
Two types of people laugh at the law: those that break it and those that make it.
I discovered fantasy and science fiction when I was about 10, and read nothing else for about three years. I ran out of all the books that there were to read in the library. I was keen on reading stuff that took me to other places.
When you look into the abyss, it’s not supposed to wave back.
Maurice watched them argue again. Humans, eh? Think they’re lords of creation. Not like us cats. We know we are. Ever see a cat feed a human? Case proven.
The fastest way to travel is to be there already.
There’s always a story. It’s all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything’s got a story in it. Change the story, change the world.
At least I know I’m bewildered about the really fundamental and important facts of the universe.