Margaret Weis Quote

A ‘why’ is a dangerous thing, said Haplo. It challenges old, comfortable ways; forces people to think about what they do instead of just mindlessly doing it. No wonder your people are afraid of it. I think the danger is not so much in asking the ‘why’ as in believing you have come up with the only answer, said Alfred, seeming almost to be talking to himself.

Margaret Weis

A ‘why’ is a dangerous thing, said Haplo. It challenges old, comfortable ways; forces people to think about what they do instead of just mindlessly doing it. No wonder your people are afraid of it. I think the danger is not so much in asking the ‘why’ as in believing you have come up with the only answer, said Alfred, seeming almost to be talking to himself.

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About Margaret Weis

Margaret Edith Weis (; born March 16, 1948) is an American fantasy and science fiction author of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the Dragonlance role-playing game (RPG) world. She is founding CEO and owner of Sovereign Press, Inc and Margaret Weis Productions, licensing several popular television and movie franchises to make RPG series in addition to their own.
In 1999, Pyramid magazine named Weis one of The Millennium's Most Influential Persons, saying she and Hickman are "basically responsible for the entire gaming fiction genre". In 2002, she was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame in part for Dragonlance.