Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong is a Canadian writer, primarily of fantasy novels since 2001...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth14 December 1968
CountryCanada
believe magic dimes
The part about me being an 'okay sorcerer'? 'Not great'? No I believe I missed that. -Lucas Cortez (Dime Store Magic)
past names parent
A name is so important. A surname connects you to your past, to your family. Even a given name has meaning - why did your parents pick that particular one?
honesty expectations
Maybe my expectations for honesty are too high.
departed demented
Dearly departed, scarcely lamented, deeply demented...
struggle thinking apples
Then he reached up and tore my shirtfront open. "Not much to see, is there?" I said, struggling to talk with a crushed windpipe. "I know, I know, they can fix things like that these days. Call me a feminist, but I think a woman's worth should be defined not by the size of her bust, but - " I rammed my fist up into his Adam's apple. He grunted and stumbled back. "- by the strength of her right hook.
mistake character may
I understand that I may make mistakes with characters who don't share my own background, but I commit to doing my best.
girl age woods
A girl my age had been murdered in these woods and I'd seen her last terrified moments, watched her bleed to death in this forest. A life like mine had ended here, and it didn't matter how many times I'd seen deaths in movies, it wasn't the same, and I wasn't ever going to forget it.
trying ghost danger
He was trying to tell me something.' Derek snorted. 'Aren’t they all? Must be a rule in the ghost handbook—if in danger of evaporating, make sure you’re in the middle of a dire pronouncement.
ignorance kids childhood
Kids who don't eavesdrop on adult conversations are doomed to a childhood of ignorance.
teenager hearing-things world
I'd like to see a world where, if a teenager fears she's seeing/hearing things, she feels as comfortable seeking help as she would if she found a lump on her leg.
dream missing-someone mistake
I want you to have big dreams, big goals. I want you to strive to achieve them. But I don't want to see you beating yourself up every time you make a mistake.
stupid guy wow
Wow. The guy can make me feel stupid even when he's telling me I don't have to let him make me feel stupid.
friendship loss remember
Remembering. Forgetting. I'm not sure which is worse.
past stories time-travel
Einstein theorized that time travel was possible, but he was looking at it as unidirectional, going forward. Traveling into the past is much more problematic, as countless stories have demonstrated!