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Men Of Honor Will Do Things For Their Children That They Would Never Consider Doing For Themselves.

I've Been Very Lucky. There Were Times When I Was Afraid I Would Never Sell Another Book, But I Never Doubted I'd Write Another Book.

All Fiction Has To Have A Certain Amount Of Truth In It To Be Powerful.

Why Do The Gods Make Kings And Queens If Not To Protect The Ones Who Can't Protect Themselves?

Ruling Is Hard. This Was Maybe My Answer To Tolkien, Whom, As Much As I Admire Him, I Do Quibble With. Lord Of The Rings Had A Very Medieval Philosophy: That If The King Was A Good Man, The Land Would Prosper. We Look At Real History And It's Not That Simple... Real-life Kings Had Real-life Problems To Deal With... My People Who Are Trying To Rule Don't Have An Easy Time Of It. Just Having Good Intentions Doesn't Make You A Wise King.