127 Quotes by R. A. Salvatore

I thought I would set the world on fire when I got out of college. I had done quite well in a field that was growing. Unfortunately, we got hit with a recession in 1981.

No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith.

I do that mostly because I believe that the fantasy business is in terrible trouble right now, for several reasons, not the least of which being the almost Democrat vs. Republican mentality of readers on the Internet.

We're expecting premiums to moderate ... and (the growth rate) will probably continue to slow except in some parts of the country.

Writing can be a tough gig. Whenever you do something in which you put yourself out there - if that becomes the focus of your life, you miss the point of living. You've really got to get the grounding of family and the things that are important in your life and make that your focus.

When I'm telling stories of my video game days, when I was a really hardcore MMO player, I played 'EverQuest' for two years and played 'World of Warcraft' and several other games for the last ten years or so... 95% of the stories I'll tell you are 'EverQuest.'

Only in very rare circumstances will you see something cut out of my first drafts. Maybe it's because of the way I write. I'm very focused on the logical progression of the story, and every character has a role to play.

If they should get into an accident, your insurance will protect you. It will be primary. If the other person also has insurance, their insurance is going to be secondary. So in the event there is bad accident and driver or passengers of the other car sue you, it is your own insurance that will be used first and then the driver's will be used second.

I have absolutely no interest in power gaming. I've done it a couple of times, briefly, and couldn't even stand sitting at the computer.