Being an authority on paper does not immediately grant you authority over a group until it is earned by you and given by them.

You had to admire a guy who called his own new book a classic before it was published and anyone else had a chance to read it.

It is noteworthy that at a time when every religious sanction of authority has vanished, we live in a very authoritarian epoch.

they say that girls are the ones who want fairy tail endings, but then again, who are the authors of fairy tales? mostly men...

Exercise power by means of kindness, and you may be causing more damage than you could by cruelty. Neither approach is correct.

People approach writers, assuming we pull a perfect text out of our nose each time (well spelled). Spelling is the least of it.

Showing a lack of self-control is in the same vein granting authority to others: 'Perhaps I need someone else to control me.

In my imagination, the Editor meditated in a mountain-cave, espoused the rules of grammar, and frowned upon speculative fiction.

Most people don't have real friends. You have people in your life waiting for opportunities to see what YOU can do for them.

Honesty is vulnerability. Sadly, not everyone can handle someone’s honesty. However, lying allows people to be comfortable.

Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks.

Write from the heart. A book without a pulse is like a person without a spirit." Linda Radke, President of Five Star Publications

I doubt if ever one ceases to love, but one can cease to be in love as easily as one can outgrow an author one admired as a boy.

There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person being themselves. Imagine going through your day being unapologetically you.

Good horror offers a sense of an upended, lawless world and that’s appealing to anyone who grew up feeling like an outsider.