And the real thing can kill you whether you believe in it or not. — R. A. Salvatore Believe Copy Share Image
Whenever you're writing a book or creating a movie or a game, your first task is to get the reader to suspend… — R. A. Salvatore Book Copy Share Image
The meekest of animals will fight bravely when it is backed against a wall, for it has nothing left to lose. A… — R. A. Salvatore Animal Copy Share Image
I don't often know exactly what's coming next, and that makes it more fun. And you know, for me, this entire genre… — R. A. Salvatore Fun Copy Share Image
So, while I gave up the notions of publishing at that time, I never stopped editing and refining that book. A few… — R. A. Salvatore Book Copy Share Image
Science fiction is the ugly stepchild of mainstream literature, and fantasy is the ugly stepchild of science fiction, and tie-in novels are… — R. A. Salvatore Books Copy Share Image
These were the companions who justified my principles, who gave me the strength to continue against any foe, real or imagined. These… — R. A. Salvatore Companion Copy Share Image
I won't hold any illusions of changing the world or any such nonsense. But maybe, just maybe, I'm helping someone else change… — R. A. Salvatore Any Copy Share Image
Whenever you're writing a book or creating a movie or a game, your first task is to get the reader/audience/player to suspend… — R. A. Salvatore Book Copy Share Image
To any intelligent being, there is no emotion more important than hope. Individually or collectively, we must hope that the future will… — R. A. Salvatore Being there Copy Share Image
I never intended to be a professional writer; as the story developed, the one thing I had in my hopes was that… — R. A. Salvatore Hopes Copy Share Image
Here's the thing, for me at least: this is a huge genre now. It wasn't always so. Not so many years ago,… — R. A. Salvatore Diversity Copy Share Image
Fantasy is like an idealized reality, and the core of fantasy is the one person can make a difference. — R. A. Salvatore Core Copy Share Image
You have to understand that while I pre-plot the meta story of a given book, I often have no idea of what… — R. A. Salvatore Alone Copy Share Image
This is my spiritual journey through life, my way of making sense of the world. I don't need permission from anyone or… — R. A. Salvatore Accolades Copy Share Image
The most common criticism that I've seen is that I write "popcorn fantasy": lightweight action-adventure. Some people call it that as they… — R. A. Salvatore Common Copy Share Image
I've always been a fighter. If you tell me I can't, I'll die trying to prove you wrong. — R. A. Salvatore Fighter Copy Share Image
When I'm telling stories of my video game days, when I was a really hardcore MMO player, I played 'EverQuest' for two… — R. A. Salvatore Days Copy Share Image
I didn't and don't go to Internet for any business purposes. The book sales for me by this point are way beyond… — R. A. Salvatore Book Copy Share Image
Whether it's a kid in high school who doesn't have any friends and finds friends in my characters, or a guy in… — R. A. Salvatore About Copy Share Image
I loved to read and to write, but then something happened. As I made my way through school, I kept getting handed… — R. A. Salvatore Books Copy Share Image
