“I have a lot of friends who served in the regular army for a long time. Quite a few of my friends from that time went on to become full-time soldiers. But you live in a world that is entirely army. Your whole world is pretty much that military service, and it's very hard to do other things and to break out of that environment.” WorldLongHardWholeBreakEnvironmentMilitaryLong TimeMy FriendsArmySoldierWhole WorldBreak OutLots Of FriendsMilitary Service Author:Garth Nix
“I don't do all the background and the worldbuilding before I start the story. What I do is I work out the bare minimum I need to start the story, and often that really is a bare minimum - it's a character in a situation, and I know nothing about the character, I know nothing about the situation, and then I think about it for a long time, and make notes about where I think the story is going to go and so on, but I don't really make notes to do with the background or the magic system or the world.” ThinkingKnowsWorldNeedsLongCharacterStoriesSituationMagicLong TimeNotesWork OutBackgroundsMinimum Author:Garth Nix
“I suppose you could call me...Soot," said the thing. "Yes...Soot. I have breathed it, lived in it, and eaten it for so long that it is a fitting name." "Eaten it?" asked Suzy. "Why eat soot?" "Boredom," said Soot.” LongSaidNamesBoredomCall MeFitting Book:The Keys to the Kingdom #2: Grim Tuesday Source: The Keys to the Kingdom #2: Grim Tuesday
“I’m not going,” he said. He held up the Third key like a weapon. Sensing his mood, it grew longer and sharper, till he was holding a trident as long as he was tall... “And anyone who tries to make me is going to suffer.” “Twice,” added the voice under the table.” TryingLongSaidSufferingVoiceKeysGrewWeaponsThirdsTablesMoodTallSensing Book:The Keys to the Kingdom #4: Sir Thursday Source: The Keys to the Kingdom #4: Sir Thursday
