All literature consists of whatever the writer thinks is cool. The reader will like the book to the degree that he agrees… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
The novel should be understood as a structure built to accommodate the greatest possible amount of cool stuff. — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
“You may borrow them, if you wish," so I could avoid letting him startle me. "I'd like that very much." "I should… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
“The Cool Stuff Theory of Literature is as follows: All literature consists of whatever the writer thinks is cool. The reader will… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
“A novel, in which all is created by the author's whim, must strike a more profound level of truth, or it is… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
“Those are good questions. I recognize good questions, because I can come up with them myself.” — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
“Painting consists of long periods of minutes followed by short bursts of hours” — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
“I will do you one last favour, in the name and memory of the figment you have replaced. I will clarify a misapprehension of… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
“We passed a street minstrel who was singing in one of the more obscure Eastern languages, and I dropped a few orbs into his… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
“...As we locked the front door behind us, she said, "How do you keep getting in without my knowing it? Did Jill give you… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
“It isn't always easy to act on what's in your head instead of what's in your heart. And it isn't always right to. The… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
I’ve heard it said: ‘By his home you shall know him’; and we all know that we must pay attention to anyone who reverses… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
“Grand," I said. "Just grand. I get myself into the army, stand up in battles I have no business in, get nailed in the… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
“Does it really matter what you feel when you do something? Does it somehow make a difference if you're sorry when you go blasting… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
All literature consists of whatever the writer thinks is cool. The reader will like the book to the degree that he agrees with the… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
