The fairest harmony springs from discord.
I thought that beauty alone would satisfy, but the soul is gone. I can’t bear those empty, staring eyes.
You know, there's a certain irony in the fact that our lives and perhaps the lives of everyone on Earth may depend on Captain Patterson's sex appeal.
All the fantasy writers I know have a way of dwelling on their own fears and phobias. A writer spends his life being his own psychiatrist.
Somewhere in your life there will be an overriding theme to your quest - some part of your desire that cannot be denied without a terrible cost to the very essence of what you are. Are you going to ignore it, or do you have the courage of your commitment and the confidence to demand that life, humanity, or circumstances give you what you want, with no other excuse, reason or apology other than that you demand it?
I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about. . . Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.
We dream our dreams, and sometimes they take us to places we never anticipate. But they are our dreams, and we go where they lead.
Nothing about character is hereditary. Everyone, regardless of social background, financial status, race, or sex, enters the world with an equal opportunity to become a person of great or petty character.