In my generation, if a man washes the dishes, the older women still tend to cluster around and coo and thank him and praise him. But if a woman washes the dishes, it's business as usual, even if both man… — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
Like many science fiction lovers of my generation, I discovered Andre Norton on the shelves at the junior high's library. — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
Except. What is normal at any given time? We change just as the seasons change, and each spring brings new growth. So nothing is… — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
It would have been funny if I had been an observer and not a participant, an idea that gave me a disconcerting insight into… — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
I have made number mistakes - I have such bad number dyslexia that I can look at a number and see the wrong one.… — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
“War is a convenient fix for government problems if it happens somewhere else. To other people.” — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
“If your opponent is better armed and has longer reach, then surprise is your only ally. And then you'd better hope he's half asleep.” — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
As a kid, I pretty much got nothing but scorn, and occasionally active animus, for writing fantasy and squirreling it away in my closet… — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
“Fall in love with heart, not head, to trouble you’re led. Fall in love with heart and mind, then true love you’ll find.” — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
I had seen ardency in men's eyes, but I had only felt it once. With Flauvic, false and therefore easy to dismiss. I suddenly… — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
Despite how entertaining certain stories were, at the bottom of every item of gossip there was someone getting hurt. — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
They're safe,'' he said. "And you're not made of glass". He swept me up in his arms. I laughed. "And I'm not made of… — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
“Who can ever know what turns the spark into flame? Vidanric's initial interest in me might well have been kindled by the fact that… — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
“For the first time, I comprehended that love, at least for me, had nothing to do with sex.” — Sherwood Smith Copy Share Image
