Tell the story you want to tell, and let it be as long as it needs to be. Worry about marketing it later.
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.
You mean I'm going to have to do a spell in front of a bunch of toffs? Kim said, outraged that no one had mentioned this before she had agreed to this come-out.Yes, exactly, Lady Wendall said serenely...
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.
Murphy is a writer's best friend, but you have to keep an eye on him, or he'll steal the silver.
In short, if we wish to see anything sensible done about the situation we will clearly have to do it ourselves.
If you're going to be rude, do it for a reason and get something from it.
If you brought me out driving just so you could insult me-Oh, not just to insult you.
I'm sorry. I'm used to people objecting to things because they think I can't do them or shouldn't do them. It didn't occur to me that you might have a real reason.
I see you've decided to take my advice after all, Richard. Lady Wendall's amused voice said from somewhere above and behind him. Marrying your ward is *exactly* the sort of usual scandal I had in mind...
I refuse to let him hire a princess in disguise who's hoping to sneak into the next ball wearing a dress as shining as the stars so that Daystar will fall in love with her. Princesses are very persuas...
I learned a lot about how to be frigidly polite and still leave somebody feeling like they’d been spanked.
I’m the King, and I say you go to the dungeon instead of fighting wizards, and no argument.
I didn’t ask what you’d said about it, the frog snapped. I asked what you’re going to do. Nine times out of ten, talking is a way of avoiding doing things.
I am determined to have the headache Thursday, if I have to hit myself with a rock to do it.
Humility is as good for the soul as it is for the memory
How can you know it's the best, if you don't learn about anything else?
He wasn't a medical doctor, just educated all the way up as far as you can get.
He pushed his glasses up on his nose and gave me a sidelong look, the one that meant he was so sure you were wrong that he could just wait and let you find out for yourself the hard way.
He doesn't seem very impressed, Cimorene commented in some amusement.Why should he be? Kazul said.
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