Jim C. Hines

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bookstores, libraries... they're the closest thing I have to a church

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Every libromancer had a first book. Etched more sharply into my memory than my first kiss, this book had been my magical awakening

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As was often the case, Magic just chuckled and kicked physics in the balls, leaving it groaning and wondering what just happened

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On a related note, I think for many of us, the first step in becoming a good writer is to write crap. In all seriousness, none of us are born knowing how to write. Almost all of us will produce a lot of really lousy stories before we start to get good. (Not all of us will choose to publish those lousy stories, but that's a whole separate discussion...)

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Can we all pause a moment to appreciate the artistry of that sentence? "Sitting casually on the floor, a guard sat..." That's freaking art right there! Someone nominate this thing for the Hugo Award already!