27 Quotes by Laura Anne Gilman

He could not breathe freely unless the land spread open in front of him. There were no awkward questions, no uncomfortable demands here, only the sky and the soil and the steady beat of hooves and heart in tandem.

Dreams are what make us live. And nightmares may be banished.

I am a trained professional liar. Do not read me as a textbook.

Civilization did not come with fire. It came with the discovery of how to use fire to heat water.

Manhattan in the morning is a living stream of Purpose; everyone's got a place to be and a problem on their mind. That doesn't mean it's and unfriendly place -- just busy and preoccupied. Personally, I love it. I'm a social creature but there are times and places you just don't want to do more than grunt at your fellow human being.

When you have so many people, Isobel, it’s almost the same as having no people at all.

Clever's not enough to hold me - I want characters who are more than devices to be moved about for Effect.

For every gift, there is a cost. For every cost, there is a gift.

Every people had a story of how the world had come about, the boss said, and every one was as valid as the next and just about as true.