727 Quotes by Robin Hobb

I never confuse the cost of something with its value

Sometimes people ask if my books have morals or lessons for readers, and I shudder at that thought. I always say that I have more questions than answers.

There is little in life so reassuring as a genuine welcome.

Sometimes I regret that the wonderful children's stories that have been made into movies were - people no longer read 'The Wizard of Oz'; they think they know the story. They don't know anything about all the bits and pieces they had to leave out.

Tomorrow owes you the sum of your yesterdays. No more than that. And no less.

Dragons, to my way of thinking, are just another 'race' of sapient characters. We see lots of elves, dwarves, orcs, goblins, giants and, of course, dragons.

Look forward, not back. Correct your course and go on. You cannot undo yesterday's journey.

At what point is a person old enough to say, 'I own my body, and I get to do what I want with it'?

Not intending to be funny: I sit at the keyboard, put my fingers on the keys and go. To me, it's the real secret of writing. Put yourself in front of the screen or the blank sheet of paper and get to work.