Cruelty never helped the turning of the world. - Patrick Rothfuss

I saw Mr. Martin at Worldcon last year. And I almost went up to him and asked, “How have you gone this long without killing someone?” Because however much flak I happen to get from fans, he has to get a thousand times more. In my opinion, he's a saint. If I had to deal with that level of fan dickishness, I would have already lost my shit in some spectacular way. There would be a video of me on youtube, gone all berserk with nerd rage, holding someone up by the neck, shouting "I've got your sequel right here, bitch!"

It was better to be gentle and polite. It was the worst sort of selfishness to force yourself upon the world.

She looked at me. Looked away. “You think too much of me.”
I smiled. “Perhaps you think too little of yourself.”