Scott Lynch

"Throwing blondes at Locke Lamora was not unlike throwing lettuce at sharks."

"... It's perfect! Locke would appreciate it. Bug, Calo said, Locke is our brother and our love for him knows no bounds. But the four most fatal words in the Therin language are 'Locke would appreciate it.'Rivalled only by 'Locke taught me a new trick,' added Galo. The only person who gets away with Locke Lamora games ... is Locke ... because we think the gods are saving him up for a really big death. Something with knives and hot irons ... and fifty thousand cheering spectators."

"If you want to write a negative review, don't tickle me gently with your aesthetic displeasure about my work. Unleash the goddamn Kr"

"Now, it’s undeniably true that male writers (including yours truly) are generally and commercially allowed to write about “girl stuff” without being penalized for doing so. In part this is the same old shit it’s always been ... I’ve said before that men who write mostly about men win prizes for revealing the human condition, while women who write about both men and women are filed away as writing “womens’ issues.” Likewise, in fantasy, the imprimatur of a dude somehow makes stuff like romance, relationship drama, introspection, and adorable animal companions magically not girly after all. In a sense, we male fantasists are allowed to be like money launderers for girl coo"

"I’m not beholden to the confirmation of your prejudices; to be perfectly frank, the prospect of confining the female characters in my story to placid, helpless secondary places in the narrative is so goddamn boring that I would rather not write at all."