“No music. No rituals. At home I write in my office or on the laptop in the kitchen where our puppy likes to sleep, and I love his company. But I've trained myself to be able to work anywhere, and I write on trains, planes, in automobiles (if I'm not the driver), airports, hotel rooms. I travel often. If I couldn't write wherever I was I would get little done. I also can write in short bursts. Fifteen minutes are enough to move a story forward.” IfsWritingLittlesDoneEnoughStoriesHomeAbleMovingSleepRoomsCompanyMinutesOfficeTrainLikesPlanesKitchenHotelDriversRitualFifteenAirportsAutomobilePuppyLaptopsHotel Rooms Author:Gail Carson Levine
“Drualt took Freya's warm hand, Her strong hand, Her sword hand, And pressed it to his lips, Pressed it to his heart. Come with me,' he said. Come with me to battle, My love. Tarry at my side. Stay with me When battle is done. Tarry at my side. Laugh with me, And walk with me The long, long way. Tarry with me, My love, at my side.” WayHeartLongSaidDoneHandsStrongSidesWalksLaughingBattleLipsWarmLong WayStay With MeWalk With MeStrong Hands Author:Gail Carson Levine
“Daughter, we didn't need your note - or a prince's visit - to tell us you'd done nothing wrong. We know the daughter we raised. We fear for your future, but never for your character. You take our love and our trust wherever you wander. Father.” KnowsNeedsDoneCharacterFatherDaughterNotesRaisedWanderOur LoveYour Future Author:Gail Carson Levine
“To pretend I was sliding down the stair rail." He laughed again. " You should have done it. I would have caught you at the bottom.” ShouldDoneShould HaveBottomCaughtLaughedStairsRail Author:Gail Carson Levine