Legend Valasky

“Some people assume that authors write books because we have vivid imaginations and want to share our vision. Other people assume that authors write because we are bursting with stories, and therefore must scribble those stories down in moments of creative propondidty. Both groups of people are completely wrong. Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people. Now, actual torture is frowned upon in civilized society. Fortunately, the authorial community has discovered in storytelling an even more powerful—and more fulfilling—means of causing agony in others. We write stories. And by doing so, we engage in a perfectly legal method of doing all kinds of mean and terrible things to our readers. Take, for instance, the word I used above. Propondidty. There is no such word—I made it up. Why? Because it amused me to think of thousands of readers looking up a cromulent word in their dictionaries.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz

“Often, people hurt things on accident... No one plans on hurting anyone, but it happens.”
― Nichole Chase, Suddenly Royal

“Listening is an effect. Communication is cause.”
― Meir Ezri

“Their love was like two
matches in a wind storm.
They did everything they
could to protect their flame.
Even if that meant they
got burned along the way.”
― Susan Bocinec Terry, Lost and Found: Shadows of Love