“I think having an open mind about these things is probably the most important thing, because even though I've never had an experience of the supernatural, something I couldn't explain.” ThinkingMindImportantImportant ThingsOpen Mind Author:Garth Nix
“I think I've actually benefited from Australia being a kind of combination of both British and American culture. We kind of got the best of both British and American television and books, science fiction and fantasy, and so on. So I'm familiar with a lot of, for example, American books and television that a British author of my generation might not be.” ThinkingKindBookMightCultureFictionFantasyGenerationsExampleTelevisionScience FictionBritishFamiliarCombinationAustraliaAmerican CultureMy GenerationAmerican TelevisionScience Fiction And Fantasy Author:Garth Nix
“I think there is a kind of laconic Australian leg-pulling sense of humor that is certainly in some of my stories, or is an element in some of my books, and that's probably a direct result of where I've grown up. But other than that I don't draw particularly on the Australian landscape or the Australian biology and so on. So I don't think there's anything you could point to and say is particularly Australian.” ThinkingKindBookStoriesResultsElementsDrawsDirectLegsLandscapeBiologySense Of HumorPullingAustralianLaconic Author:Garth Nix
“I sometimes talk to people who think I got published because I was an editor, or because I was an agent, and I have to disabuse them of that notion. It wasn't because of my emplacement within the industry. Actually the writing came first, and the publishing came first as well.” PeopleThinkingWritingFirstsWellsSometimesIndustryNotionAgentsEditorsPublishing 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
“Please," said Lirael..."I think I would like to work in this Library." "The Library," repeated Sanar, looking troubled. "That can be dangerous to a girl of fourteen. Or a woman of forty, for that matter.” ThinkingSaidMatterGirlDangerousPleaseLibraryFortyFourteen Book:Lirael Source: Lirael
“But think of how much worse it would be to sit here, not knowing. Until the Dead choke the Ratterlin and Hedge walks across the dry bed of the river to batter down the door.” ThinkingWould BeFearWalksKnowingDoorsBedRiversDryNot KnowingChoke Book:Lirael Source: Lirael
“Knowledge, like all things, is best in moderation," intoned the Will. "Knowing everything means you don't need to think, and that is very dangerous.” ThinkingNeedsMeanKnowingDangerousAll ThingsModerationKnowing Everything Book:The Keys to the Kingdom #5: Lady Friday Source: The Keys to the Kingdom #5: Lady Friday
“Your father is angry with me because he thinks I almost got myself killed,' said Sabriel, with a slight grin. 'I don't understand it myself, since I think he should be glad that I didn't.” ThinkingShouldSaidFatherAngryGladSabriel Book:Lirael Source: Lirael
“The most important thing is to be true to yourself, however you feel, and not try to feel or behave differently because you think you should, or someone has told you how you must feel. But do think about it. Unexamined feelings lead to all kinds of trouble.” ThinkingLifeFeelsShouldTryingKindImportantFeelingsTroubleImportant ThingsAll KindsBeing TrueBehaveBe True To YourselfTrue To Yourself Book:Clariel Source: Clariel
