Michelle Paver
Mostly, research is much more fun than the actual writing.
I want to make the world real. I have to be able to believe that it could happen. I can't put Pegasus in my stories because horses can't fly. It's just a quirk in my brain.
Fear is the loneliest feeling. You can be in a throng of people, but if you're afraid, you're on your own.Collection: People
Evil exists in us all, Torak. Some fight it. Some feed it. That's how it's always been.Collection: Fighting
There's always a choice,' said Torak, and walked backward off the cliff.Collection: Choices
A man crawls into a tomb to die. A boy crawls in to live. You think that's chance?Collection: Boys
Men like that - when they know they won't be found out - they will do anything.Collection: Men
Vengeance burns,Torak." said Fin-Kedinn as the river bore him away. "It burns your heart. It makes the pain worse. Dont let that happen to you.Collection: Pain
Sometimes there's no warning. Nothing at all.Collection: Warning
How odd, that light should prevent one from seeing.Collection: Light