Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.

I decided that adventure was the best way to learn about writing.

I was afraid that not even Merlin the Enchanter could transform me into a writer.

My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.

My parents' greatest wish was that I graduated from college. Neither of my parents had a college education, and they really wanted me to have one.

When you read the Bible, you are reading the Holy Spirit and not history books. When you read history books, you are reading about events, but the Bible is not an event. So, when you are reading the Holy Spirit, you are supposed to be carried along by it.

By working to ensure we live in a society that prioritizes public safety, education, and innovation, entrepreneurship can thrive and create a better world for all of us to live in.

I never had a single female professor throughout my whole education, from the beginning of university to the end. Even all the books were about men; I never really liked reading books about the history of science, and I never really understood why.