Steven Brust
Steven Brust
Steven Karl Zoltán Brustis an American fantasy and science fiction author of Hungarian descent. He is best known for his series of novels about the assassin Vlad Taltos, one of a disdained minority group of humans living on a world called Dragaera. His recent novels also include The Incrementalists, with co-author Skyler White...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth23 November 1955
CountryUnited States of America
dragons staring
Staring into the dragon's maw, one quickly learns wisdom.
dragons speak
Always speak politely to an enraged Dragon.
american-author appears
Every once in while, a person will do something obvious and direct that is no more than it appears to be. I think they do it to throw you off.
american-author blades cramp shoulder style subtle
No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will cramp his style.
american-author
Just because they really are out to get you doesn't mean you aren't paranoid.
until
It wasn't until I was working on 'Tacky' that I admitted to myself that I was writing a series.
two decision action
But once you allow yourself to recognize necessity, you find two things: One you find your options so restricted that the only course of action is obvious, and, two, that a great sense of freedom comes with the decision.
listening wish wells
I have something to tell you." "How, you have something to tell me?" "You have understood me exactly." "Well, I am listening." "Listening? Then, you wish me to tell you?" "Yes, that is it. I am listening, and therefore I wish you to tell me." "Shall I tell you now?" "No.
life mean cutting
When I say that life is like an onion, I mean this: if you don't do anything with it, it goes rotten. So far, that's no different from other vegetables. But when an onion goes bad, it can either do it from the inside, or the outside. So sometimes you see one that looks good, but the core is rotten. Other times, you can see a bad spot on it, but if you cut that out, the rest is fine. Tastes sharp, but that's what you paid for, isn't it?
powerful writing stories
Because here’s the thing: No matter how much one tells stories of magical beasts or impossible worlds, in the end, it is always the world of here and now one is writing about. The better one understands that world, the more powerful the stories will be.
couple nice writing
One nice thing about putting the thing away for a couple of months before looking at it is that you start appreciate your own wit. Of course, this can be carried too far. But it's kind of cool when you crack up a piece of writing, and then realize you wrote it. I recommend this feeling.
real moving artist
The tools are real. The viewer is real, you, the artist, is real and a part of everything you paint. You connect yourself to the viewer by sharing something that is inside of you that connects with something inside of him. All you have as your guide is that you know what moves you. All you have to do it with is a brush, some chemical and canvas, and technique.
two snow minneapolis
Minneapolis has two seasons: Road Removal and Snow Repair.
knives style wizards
No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style.