At this point, ... it would take an extraordinary experience to get me back in that costume!

The advantage of writing from experience is that it often provides you with details that you would never think of yourself, no matter how rich your imagination. And specificity in description is something every writer should strive for.

We have always said there is a point at which we wouldn't do the deal, ... The Commission's extraordinary demands are far beyond that point.

a great compliment, but I don't write books like hers.

On the beach, Roran stood alone, watching them go. Then he threw back his head and uttered a long, aching cry, and the night echoed with the sound of his loss.

Never ask an elf for help; they might decide your better off dead, eh?