Michael Scott
Michael Scott
character sitting alive
Most writers, I'm afraid, live very boring lives sitting in front of a screen. However, having said that: every writer puts a bit of themselves into the characters to bring them alive.
retreat
He who retreats lives longer.
heart legends grain
At the heart of every legend there is a grain of truth.
running-for-office needs enjoy
Do I need to be liked? Absolutely not. I like to be liked. I enjoy being liked. I have to be liked. But it's not like a compulsive need to be liked. Like my need to be praised.
book answers lasts
For me, the favourite chapters have always been the last chapters in the books. I knew exactly how each book would end - and how the first chapter of the following book would begin. I knew I wanted to leave the readers with answers - and a bunch of new questions!
waiting stories shoulders
Some stories wait their turn to be told, others just tap you on the shoulder and insist you tell them.
cutting smell magic
Magic is really only the utilization of the entire spectrum of the senses. Humans have cut themselves off from their senses. Now they see only a tiny portion of the visible spectrum, hear only the loudest of sounds, their sense of smell is shockingly poor and they can only distinguish the sweetest and sourest of tastes.
opportunity people opportunities-to-learn
if you tell people everything you take away their opportunity to learn -Nicholas Flamel
school middle-school middle
Middle school's amazing. It is extraordinary. An extraordinary time.
games play rules-of-the-game
Master the rules of the game until you can play it better they can.
war dark thinking
They expected to lose. And therefore, they lost. [..] People who start thinking deep dark thoughts in the middle of a war start expecting to lose.
strong triumph courageous
The strong survive, but the courageous triumph.