“It's always difficult when people compare me unfavorably with other contemporary writers. It's much easier when they use examples from earlier eras of fiction. Because then I can say, "Well, I may not be talented, but at least I'm not… — Tad Williams Copy Share Image
“That is what I hate about ruling and royalty, Simon. It is living, breathing people with whom a prince plays the games of statecraft.” — Tad Williams Copy Share
“I'm tired of being lost and I'm tired of dying, so I'm going to try something different this time.” — Tad Williams Copy Share
“A piece of writing is a trap,” he said cheerily, “and the best kind. A book, you see, is the only kind of trap… — Tad Williams Copy Share
“He shouldn't have had to die." "Nobody should have to die," Miriamele said slowly. "Especially while they're still alive.” — Tad Williams Copy Share
“Because love does not do sums, but instead make choices, and then gives its all.” — Tad Williams Copy Share
So we face our final hours...and all that was once certain has become uncertain. Except for defeat. That, as always, is the end of… — Tad Williams Copy Share
“Go down." It seemed obvious. "You have to go down before you can come out - that's how these things always work.” — Tad Williams Copy Share
“We call darkness our friend, but when the elders tell us stories of the Garden, they talk of the holy, unending light that was… — Tad Williams Copy Share
Never trust people that like to call things by initials, that's my philosophy. — Tad Williams Copy Share
We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be… — Tad Williams Copy Share
“How can you care for a rough man like me?' he asked me. 'How can you love a man who can bring you no… — Tad Williams Copy Share
“Piercing My Hearte there is A Golden Dagger; That is God Piercing God's Hearte there is a Golden Needle; That is me” — Tad Williams Copy Share
