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Haven't you done enough for a lifetime? Think about it—two power—crazed magicians killed, a hundred power—crazed magicians saved…
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So I departed, leaving behind a pungent smell of brimstone. Just something to remember me by.
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That's a gesture of endearment in some cultures. Some hug, some kiss, some set each other on fire in small patches of…
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We grow up being told about great figures in our society, and as you get older you have to question the stories…
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That's usuаllу hоw thеу start, thе young оnеs. Meaningless waffle.
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I read a bit of the Icelandic sagas. They're fascinating in that they are completely ordinary. The farmer will go off into…
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When I write something that would have made me laugh as a 10-year-old, or would have scared me or would have excited…
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As a child I was really into fantasy books with elves and goblins and swords, and I went through a phase for…
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As an author, you need to keep talking to your audience to remind yourself what they like and what they don't like.…
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The important thing about any book is that you have to have a good story and that it has to be exciting.…
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When I was young, I kept a diary for about 10 years and I had to write in it every day. Even…
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Getting that first draft out is a horribly hard grind, but that (perversely) is where the joy of it lies.
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A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad and a bad one will turn the bonniest into something…
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The troubles of our proud and angry dust are from eternity, and shall not fail. Bear them we can, and if we…
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Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.
— A. E. Housman
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Courage must come from the soul within; the man must furnish the will to win. So figure it out for yourself, my…
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My lad chewed and swallowed a dictionary. We gave him Epsom salts - but we can't get a word out of him.
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Syntax, my lad. It has been restored to the highest place in the republic.
— John Steinbeck
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Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little…
— Jules Verne
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Two things cannot be in one place. Where you tend a rose, my lad, a thistle cannot grow.
— Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Clap! Snap! the black crack! Grip, grab! Pinch, nab! And down down to Goblin-town You go, my lad! Clash, crash! Crush, smash!…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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We're dealing here," said Vimes, "With a twisted mind." "Oh, no! You think so?" "Yes." "But... no... you can't be right. Because…
— Terry Pratchett
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One day I'll work out what it is you are saying, my lad, and then you'll be in trouble.
— Terry Pratchett
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When you find the one, my lad, grab her up in your arms and never let her go. You may never get…
— Gaelen Foley
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