Sometimes, though, you have to do things for family, even if you’d rather not.

Yes, Your Grace, I believe thatwas an affirmative answer.

I’d rather be eaten by a dragon.

You can’t force folks to have good sense, even if they’re family. Maybe especially then.

He doesn’t seem very impressed,” Cimorene commented in some amusement.”Why should he be?” Kazul said.”Well, you’re a dragon,” Cimorene answered, a little taken aback.”What difference does that make to a cat?

Kim was more than a little inclined to snarl at him, but in the past few days she had learned that snarling at Mairelon did little good. He simply smiled and corrected her grammar.

Four of us,’ said Morwen. The cats yowled. ‘Yes, I know, and of course you’re coming, but you can’t carry a bucket of soapy water, so for the purposes of this discussion it doesn’t matter,’...

Thank God!” he said, and kissed her.Kissing Mairelon was much nicer than anything she had ever dared to imagine, despite the headache.

That is certainly one way to look at the matter. There are others.

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...

(In reply to the question, ‘Would you like some suggestions for a plot for your next book?’)There are three problems with getting plot suggestions from other people. The first is that ideas are the easy...

Oliver has stated many times his dislike of hearing advice from his younger sister, so it is his own fault if he has not got sense enough to see which way the wind is blowing.

NONE OF THIS NONSENSE, PLEASE

News of Daniel’s disappearance does not alarm me as it might have done a week ago. Given recent events, very little alarms me as it might have done a week ago. I feel as if...

Cecy, I do think it is unfair. People in novels are fainting all the time, and I never can, no matter how badly I need to.

I asked what you’re going to do. Nine times out of ten, talking is a way of avoiding doing things.

Humility is as good for the soul as it is for the memory

The efficiency of the cleaning solution in liquefying wizards suggested the operation of an antithetical principal,which-” “Did you have to get him started?” Cimorene asked reproachfully.

I loved getting my M. B. A., and I really enjoyed being an accountant and financial analyst before I quit my day job twenty-five years ago to write full time. I just liked writing more…plus,...

Tell the story you want to tell, and let it be as long as it needs to be. Worry about marketing it later.

Good. I will.”Mendanbar tried to find something to say, but he was too happy to think. He leaned forward two inches and kissed Cimorene, and discovered that he didn’t need to say anything at all.

Murphy is a writer’s best friend, but you have to keep an eye on him, or he’ll steal the silver.

I’d much rather have good teeth than have diamonds and roses drop out of my mouth whenever I said something

talent” is as common as mud; what’s rare is the motivation to sit down and actually do something with one’s talent, the discipline to do it regularly, and the persistence to stick with it until...

May you and your triple cursed wash water turn purple with orange spots and fall down a bottomless pit!

Is it your background, then?” Lord Franton smiled and shook his head. “That need not worry you. You’re a wizard now; what you were before does not matter to me.””Yes, it does,” Kim said softly....

Well, it doesn’t sound particularly noble and knightly to say you’ve rescued the Chief Cook and Librarian, does it? And it has cut down on the number of interruptions. I used to get two or...