ATLANTA NIGHTS is sure to please the reader who enjoys this sort of thing. Raymond E. Feist More Quotes by Raymond E. Feist More Quotes From Raymond E. Feist In the end, my reasons for moving down the timeline and introducing a new cast have more to do with keeping myself entertained, on the assumption that if I get bored, my readers are going to be even more bored. Raymond E. Feist moving-on assumption bored Neal had a couple of good ideas and they fit nicely, so that's the way I decided to go. Raymond E. Feist couple way ideas There are many ways to love someone. Sometimes we want love so much, we're not too choosy about who we love. Other times, we make love such a pure and noble thing, no poor human can ever meet our vision. But for the most part, love is a recognition, an opportunity to say, "There is something about you I cherish." It doesn't entail marriage, or even physical love. There's love of parents, love of city or nation, love of life, and love of people. All different, all love. Raymond E. Feist dream opportunity love There were two things going on: 1) I had already established in my own mind where I wanted to go with the next series, and having James around as a Grey Eminence would have complicated matters. He had had an amazing life and it was time to bid him good-bye. Raymond E. Feist amazing-life goodbye two I don't write fantasy; I write historical novels about an imaginary place. Raymond E. Feist historical-novels fantasy writing Altruism accrues little benefit to those lying cold in the gutter. Raymond E. Feist gutters benefits lying Dolgan: ’Tis a wise thing to know what is wanted, and wiser still to know when ‘tis achieved. Rhuagh: True. And still wiser to know when it is unachievable, for then striving is folly. Raymond E. Feist folly strive wise Friends can betray you, but with an old enemy, you always know where you stand. Raymond E. Feist where-you-stand betray enemy You would do well to know, Marcus, that irritating a better swordsman than yourself is a good way to end up dead. Raymond E. Feist irritating ends way Old habits are hard to forget, and old fears are habits. Raymond E. Feist old-habits habit forget If you're going to risk dying, there's no sense doing it wet, cold and hungry unless absolutely necessary. Raymond E. Feist cold risk dying The issue of the Betrayal was so central to that, I felt the need to comment upon it. My choices were to ignore the games and put them 'outside' of continuity or to integrate them. I chose the latter. Raymond E. Feist betrayal issues games The first love is the difficult love. Raymond E. Feist first-love love-is firsts My dear dead mother wanted me to go into an honorable trade, like grave robbing. Would I listen? No. Be an assassin, like your uncle Gustav, she said. Would I pay heed? No. Apprentice to the Necromancer― Raymond E. Feist assassins uncles mother Don't assume the world evolved in the order in which you discovered it. Raymond E. Feist assuming order world Jigsaw Lady is the working title of a science fiction novel I've had in my head for darn near 15 years. I think I'll start work on it next year (in all my spare time) but I'd like to get it finished some day. Raymond E. Feist fiction-novels years thinking Often I'll try things that just won't happen the way I'd like them to, so hearing that they're not working saves me some wear and tear the next time around. Raymond E. Feist tears trying way More men have been defeated by reports than all the steel of all the swords in history. Raymond E. Feist defeated steel men Writing is hard work; its also the best job Ive ever had. Raymond E. Feist hard-work writing jobs One of the key issues will be personal honour vs. the good of the many, and unforeseen consequences. Raymond E. Feist consequences personal will good