“Even a bad review is still a review. It means someone cared enough to take the time to say: Hey, this sucks. Don’t bother. Buy a DVD instead...Yes, someone cared. And isn’t that what every writer dreams of?...So, how did… — C.W. Gortner Copy Share
“A bad review – or several— is, of course, one of the unavoidable pitfalls of being published.Some authors cry. Others get drunk. Most get mad. A few take it in stride, or at least, pretend to. After all, it’s our… — C.W. Gortner Copy Share Image
“The world is only as small as we see it, my lady. Imagination knows no limits.” — C.W. Gortner Copy Share Image
“There are moments that define our existence, moments that, if we recognize them, become pivotal turning points in our life.” — C.W. Gortner Copy Share Image
“You may come as a proud prince today young Habsburg. But you shall travel many more roads in Castile in death than you ever… — C.W. Gortner Copy Share Image
“You'll fare beer without love. We Medici always do." As soon as I spoke, I regretted it. I'd remembered Papa Clement's phrase exactly, used it to the same horrid purpose. I saw her flinch, take a small step back. I wanted to console her, to somehow ease the harsh reality of what I'd said. But I could not. I would… — C.W. Gortner Copy Share
“Even a bad review is still a review. It means someone cared enough to take the time to say: Hey, this sucks. Don’t bother. Buy a DVD instead...Yes, someone cared. And isn’t that what every writer dreams of?...So, how did I deal with bad reviews? How else? I cry. I get mad. I pretend not to care. Then I pour… — C.W. Gortner Copy Share
“Was it worth it?" she sighed "I have found it is always worth fighting for what we believe in, regardless of the outcome. Risk… — C.W. Gortner Copy Share Image
“having someone I could belong to was a lure I’d always both fought against and gravitated to. I did not like the idea of… — C.W. Gortner Copy Share Image
“Vote for me, Adolf Hitler, and I’ll restore Germany to its rightful glory.” — C.W. Gortner Copy Share Image
“Love is a treacherous emotion. You will fare better without it. We Medici always have.” — C.W. Gortner Copy Share Image
