...even The Donkeys Were Quiet.

It Is A Better World. A Place Where We Ate Responsible For Our Actions, Where We Can Be Kind To One Another Because We Want To And Becauseit Is The Right Thing To Do Instead Of Being Frightened Into Behaving By The Threat Of Divine Punishment.

You Cannot Miss What You Have Never Had.

We Are About To Change History, Said Saphira. We’re Throwing Ourselves Off A Cliff Without Knowing How Deep The Water Below Is. Ah, But What A Glorious Flight! (eragon To Saphira)

Nothing Out Of The Ordinary Ever Occurs To Me When I'm By Myself. But You Attract Duels, Ambushes, Immortal Enemies, Obscure Creatures Such As The Ra'zac, Long-lost Family Members, And Mysterious Acts Of Magic As If They Were Were Starving Weasels And You Were A Rabbit That Wandered Into Their Den.

In My Writing, I Strive For A Lyrical Beauty Somewhere Between Tolkien At His Best And Seamus Heaney's Translation Of Beowulf.