Quotes from Ed Greenwood

The savagery of a young cynic never rests

I SUPPOSE YOU LOVEDHIM TOO, THIS BRAWNY WARRIOR? NO, but Mystra did. AND? And nothing. He died. HAH! HER TIME AND ATTENTION WASTED! Not so. She does not regard humans as tools, to be measured by their usefulness to her ends of the moment, but rather as flowers to be nurtured in a garden. Each passing year holds a better display, and affords grander possibilities.

Then, of course, we could choose to stay only within the reach of those rulers we favor—and I can't conceive of the chaos and overburdened troops and officials that would be found in any realm in which folk could choose their rulers. Thankfully, I can't believe that any people would ever be crazed enough to do that. Not in this world, anyway.

Still, the first duty of a knight is to make the realm shine in the dreams of small boys—or where else will the knights of tomorrow arise, and what will become of the realm?

I want to work with my friends because Canadian genre publishing is a really small pool.

I will raise a book to Brian Thomsen.

Throughout life, one does not miss any chance to hold onto the things that are really precious, if one is truly wise.

There are only two precious things on earth: the first is love; the second, a long way behind it, is intelligence.

It's a trifle hard to surprise yourself with a story you've written.

Like great teams in sports and business endeavors, if there's a chemistry among the participants, and they truly enjoy fellowship together, everybody wants to be there, stay involved, and just have fun together.

Over the years, Forgotten Realms and gaming have taken me all over the world and made me all sorts of new friends.

When, who, and what things happen to becomes meaningful, then what happens starts to matter, and play can evoke strong emotions, fierce and ongoing urges to succeed, and a desire to leave a mark, drive meaningful change, or build lasting institutions.