Writing Is A Solitary Occupation.

I Sometimes Wonder What Would Have Happened If The First Book Had Not Sold... Doesn't Bear Thinking About, But I Suppose We'd Have Made It Work Somehow.

Wyrd Bith Ful Araed (fate Is Inexorable).

You Won't Regret The Men You Never Killed, But You Will Regret The Women You Passed Up.

You Know What Circumcision Is, Private?

Only A Fool Wants War, But Once A War Starts Then It Cannot Be Fought Half-heartedly. It Cannot Even Be Fought With Regret, But Must Be Waged With A Savage Joy In Defeating The Enemy, And It Is That Savage Joy That Inspires Our Bards To Write Their Greatest Songs About Love And War.