Melanie Rawn Quotes & Sayings

When Jennifer Roberson and Kate Elliott and I were noodling up 'The Golden Key,' we had pages upon pages upon pages of notes about everything to do with our little universe. Much of this material was used; the rest was there if we needed it. But it all had to be consistent within itself and adhere to its own logic. — Melanie Rawn

Affection isn't so plentiful in this life that any of us can afford to reject it when it's offered, whatever its source. — Melanie Rawn

My interest in fantasy began pretty much when I started to read. — Melanie Rawn

I have six or seven 'what to name the baby' books, the Oxford dictionary of names, and a fabulous tome that's 26 languages in simultaneous translation - French, German, all the European majors, plus Esperanto, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and so on. — Melanie Rawn

Rohan, if being a hero is having the courage to resist using power arbitrarily, then you are a hero, beloved. — Melanie Rawn

The first fantasy books I can remember reading were 'The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek' and the series of 'Mushroom Planet' books. — Melanie Rawn

One voice whispered Beloved. She spread her colors on the starshine to embrace this land he had given her, and there were no shadows to darken the Fire soaring across the sand. Only light, only joy.
No one heard Elisel scream. Only the dragons saw her rise into the night sky like an arrow, mute after that one keening wail. It was two days before she returned to Skybowl.
Long before that, they found Sioned. — Melanie Rawn

If I had any real idea of exactly where inspiration comes from, I'd go there, find the foolish thing, bottle it, sell it, and retire to Tuscany. — Melanie Rawn

If she could find a man who could feel and laugh as well as desire, she might even think about thinking about marriage. — Melanie Rawn

I enjoy theatre tremendously, and there's nothing like a live performance. — Melanie Rawn

Part of the appeal of fantasy for me is that I don't get bored. If I want to write quasi-Medieval, that's what I write. If I feel like doing contemporary for a while, then I'll do it. — Melanie Rawn

It's a fathers job to spoil his daughters shamelessly, it's their husbands job to tame them. Prince Zehava-The Dragon Prince — Melanie Rawn

Nothing is written stone, child. Even if it were, the stones can be shattered — Melanie Rawn

The future is not set in stone, and even if it was, stone can be broken. — Melanie Rawn

Whenever I use an uncommon word, I try to indicate its meaning within the text. — Melanie Rawn