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> [The main characters for 'The Seer and the Sword' made an appearance one night and then haunted me for over five years before I began to write them down. Does that count as inspiration? For me, characters tend to show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-hanley/the-main-characters-for-the-seer-and-the-sword-made-an-appearance-one/)

[Victoria Hanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-hanley/)

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## More by Victoria Hanley

> [I grew up in a household without a TV. We lived next door to a library for a while, and at one point, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-hanley/i-grew-up-in-a-household-without-a-tv-we-lived-next-door-to-a-library/)

[Victoria Hanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-hanley/)

> [The main characters for 'The Seer and the Sword' made an appearance one night and then haunted me for over five years before I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-hanley/the-main-characters-for-the-seer-and-the-sword-made-an-appearance-one/)

[Victoria Hanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-hanley/)

> [Those two are carved from the same tree." the queen said. By the same blade." The high king answered and offered her his arm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-hanley/those-two-are-carved-from-the-same-tree-the-queen-said-by-the-same/)

[Victoria Hanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-hanley/)

> [Let me tell you about weakness! Killing the strong to prove your strength is foolish weakness. Killing fools is easy weakness. Killing the weak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-hanley/let-me-tell-you-about-weakness-killing-the-strong-to-prove-your/)

[Victoria Hanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-hanley/)

> [I have lived with you and loved you, and now you are gone. Gone where I cannot follow, until I have finished all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-hanley/i-have-lived-with-you-and-loved-you-and-now-you-are-gone-gone-where-i/)

[Victoria Hanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-hanley/)

> [What is your future, son of a king?' he heard Torina say. Landen smiled. 'Ask your crystal, daughter of a queen.' She traced his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-hanley/what-is-your-future-son-of-a-king-he-heard-torina-say-landen-smiled/)

[Victoria Hanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-hanley/)

> [As a child, I amused myself by making up stories. I'd lie in bed when I was supposed to be sleeping and imagine other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-hanley/as-a-child-i-amused-myself-by-making-up-stories-i-d-lie-in-bed-when-i/)

[Victoria Hanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-hanley/)

> [He wondered what the years had done to his face as he traced the effects on hers. Eyes the same blue-lit green, but where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-hanley/he-wondered-what-the-years-had-done-to-his-face-as-he-traced-the/)

[Victoria Hanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-hanley/)

> ['Seize the Story' takes readers all the way through the process of writing fiction, from beginning to end. Every element, from dialogue to setting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-hanley/seize-the-story-takes-readers-all-the-way-through-the-process-of/)

[Victoria Hanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-hanley/)

> [Dear Torina, I can't face the idea of sacrificing you to this danger. You must stay alive." He caressed her cheek. "Hear me," he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-hanley/dear-torina-i-can-t-face-the-idea-of-sacrificing-you-to-this-danger/)

[Victoria Hanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-hanley/)

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