"All writers believe in the magic of books; Jim Hines has created a system where that magic becomes real, usable, and very definitely not always safe."

“I want to create an atmosphere that can be consciously plumbed with seeing, like the wordless thought that comes from looking in a fire.”

Source : James Turrell, Julia Brown, Craig E. Adcock, Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1985). “Occluded front, James Turrell”, Lapis Pr

“Fame and fortune should never get in front of your passion. The passion will generate the fame and fortune, if you're good enough.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Your distress about life might mean you have been living for the wrong reason, not that you have no reason for living.”

“As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.”

“They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure.”

Source : James Allen (2016). “As We Think, So We Are: James Allen's Guide to Transforming Our Lives”, p.23, Simon and Schuster

“I hate the confessional. I love leaving the confessional. I hate going to the confessional. I would be a mess without it.”

“Income seldom exceeds personal development.”

“I love pop music. Who doesn't?”