I've Been Accused Countless Times Of Writing

For Me, Any Fiction Of Nobles And Swords Necessarily Has To Be A Story Of Corruption, Injustice And Savagely Violent Conflict - Because Any Other Treatment Is Going To Have All The Heft And Realistic Honesty Of A Bedtime Fairy Tale For Five Year Olds.

When A Man You Know To Be Of Sound Mind Tells You His Recently Deceased Mother Has Just Tried To Climb In His Bedroom Window And Eat Him, You Only Have Two Basic Options. You Can Smell His Breath, Take His Pulse And Check His Pupils To See If He's Ingested Anything Nasty, Or You Can Believe Him.

Science Casts A Long Black Shadow Back Over Who We Think We Are, And Where It Falls The Temperature Falls With It. Its Touch Is Chilly And Unforgiving.

The Human Eye Is A Wonderful Device. With A Little Effort, It Can Fail To See Even The Most Glaring Injustice.

War Is Like Any Other Bad Relationship. Of Course You Want Out, But At What Price? And Perhaps More Importantly, Once You Get Out, Will You Be Any Better Off?" - Quellcrist Falconer