“For a variety of reasons, my books struck the marketplace like a thund...” — Stephen R. Donaldson Quote

“For a variety of reasons, my books struck the marketplace like a thunderclap; and one of those reasons was that there were so few alternatives available. Readers who loved Tolkien, and who were not satisfied by Terry Brooks, had nowhere else to turn.”

“Of the authors published under Ballantine's Adult Fantasy logo, only Evangeline Walton 'spoke' to me.”

“I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common.”

“Instead of destroying an area for a paltry amount of oil, we should be increasing fuel standards for automobiles and focusing our efforts on biofuels and other alternatives.”

“Mr. Speaker, the goal of stem cell research should be to help our fellow human beings. The debate on this issue has, unfortunately, moved into dangerous unethical territory when perfectly moral alternatives exist.”

“When does money run out of time? The countdown begins when investable assets pose too much risk for too little return; when lenders desert credit markets for other alternatives such as cash or real assets.”