A Man Does Not See

There Are Seasons Of Our Lives When Nothing Seems To Be Happening, When No Smoke Betrays A Burned Town Or Homestead And Few Tears Are Shed For The Newly Dead. I Have Learned Not To Trust Those Times, Because If The World Is At Peace Then It Means Someone Is Planning War.

Wyrd Bith Ful Araed (fate Is Inexorable).

I'm Fortunate That The Books Sell, But Even More Fortunate To Live In Chatham, To Be Very Happily Married And To Have, On The Whole, A Fairly Clear Conscience.

At Risk Of Sounding Foully Pompous I Think That Writers' Groups Are Probably Very Useful At The Beginning Of A Writing Career.

But When You Have Order, You Don't Need Gods. When Everything Is Well Ordered And Disciplined Then Nothing Is Unexpected. If You Understand Everything,' I Said Carefully, 'then There's No Room Left For Magic. It's Only When You're Lost And Frightened And In The Dark That You Call On The Gods, And They Like Us To Call On Them. It Makes Them Feel Powerful, And That's Why They Like Us To Live In Chaos.