I had come to discover that "safe" was an illusion, a pretense that adults wrapped around their children- and sometimes themselves- to make the world seem comfortable. I had discovered that under that thin cover of let's-pretend, monsters and nightmares… — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
“Which would be at about shoulder height. Apparently, in Pada’s search for her path, the Saints needed to be sure that they had nothing… — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
“May we see our paths clearly, may we follow them truly, and may the roads we walk always bring us back together safely from… — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
Adventures are only interesting once you've lived to see the end of them. Before that, they are nothing but fear, and being too cold… — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
Anything designed to be inoffensive isn't worth your time -- life itself is pretty offensive, ending as it does with death. — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
If you have dreams you want to pursue, the time is now. There is no perfect time, and there is no better time. There… — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
The definition of a writing career, is write a book, write another book, write another book — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
Guilt is a good friend, isn't it? It will stand at your back when every other friend has abandoned you, and in the face… — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
Courage is nothing more than taking one step more than you think you can. — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
Willful ignorance and endless laws become the replacement for self-education and self-restraint, because ignorance and laws are easy. — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
“Fiction---good fiction, anyway---is dream made flesh, given purpose and drive, and set on a quest to show us the best in us and to… — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
“Race doesn't exist. Skin color exists. Hair and eye color are real. Body type varies from individual to individual, as does tooth shape and… — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
You must learn to face the fact, always, that you choose to do what you do, and that everything you do affects not only… — Holly Lisle Copy Share Image
