Best 5 quotes of Mary Robinette Kowal on MyQuotes

And you are right.” He had a wry tone to his voice. “Which I am sure you are going to lord over me.” “I don’t know.” Ginger opened her eyes and tried to match him. “Can one ‘lady it over’ someone?” “My lady, I believe you do that all the time.” “Ah … but I’m not a lady, am I? Simply an American.” “Well, you can definitely American it over someone.

It's not about adding diversity for the sake of diversity, it's about subtracting homogeneity for the sake of realism.

Looking at the root of a word is much like looking at the roots of a tree. The foundation is important, but even a tree with a strong root can still bear sickly fruit if it is subject to mismanagement.

Nothing today had done her any real harm, yet she felt as though her nerves had been flayed and left out for the tanner.

The difference between fanfic and a "real" novel is that fanfic is honest about its inspiration.