“If the force of arms is considered the only means of authority, it is not an auspicious instrument.”
“There is a brilliant novel in all of us. Some imagine it…others live it. Authors dwell in an auspicious life by having the ability to fuse the two.”
“When you read, don't consider only what the author thinks, but take time to consider what you think.”
“When I asked him how this cramping might affect his sword arm, he assured me it was only the narrow grip of the writing instruments that troubled him. “If we fought with pens,” he said, “I would be forced to fall upon mine.”
“Authors only write what their characters tell them. Which mean we are scribes, and the characters are the author.”
“Music is one of the most forceful instruments for governing the mind and spirit of man.”