He Thinks, I Remembered You, Thomas More,

I Am Usually Protective Of My Work, Not Showing It To Anyone Until It Has Been Redrafted And Polished.

Much Historical Fiction That Centers On Real People Has Always Been Deficient In Information, Lacking In Craft And Empty In Affect.

Insight Cannot Be Taken Back. You Cannot Return To The Moment You Were In Before.

[t]he Heart Is Like Any Other Organ, You Can Weigh It On A Scale.

It Is Better Not To Try People, Not To Force Them To Desperation. Make Them Prosper; Out Of Superfluidity, They Will Be Generous. Full Bellies Breed Gentle Manners. The Pinch Of Famine Makes Monsters.