15 Quotes by David Farland

I'd like to emphasize that when a reader finishes a great novel, he will immediately begin looking for another. If someone loves your book, it increases the chance that he or she will look at mine. So there is no competition between writers. Another writer's success helps build a larger readership for all of us.

A wise king does not garner all wit, instead he also allows his cunselors to be wise.

When you behold the face of pure evil, it will be beautiful.

There is no such thing as an evil genius, as evil in it's self is stupidity.

There is a danger in exposing yourself to too much vapid art. It can weaken your judgment and erode your sensibilities, until the time comes when you see things that are merely passable, and somehow think that they’re good.

Writing a story requires you to understand how the world works, how characters think, how their emotions drive them to do surprising things, and so on. In other words, as a writer, you have to be more than a stylist. You need to learn to become a master of storytelling.

There is no such thing as an evil genius, as evil in it’s self is stupidity.

I warn you, the trip will not be easy. Once you choose to walk in the light, your path will lead you places you do not want to go.

But everyone has a touch of madness, and those who can’t admit it are usually farther gone than the rest of us.