Quotes from Kevin McLaughlin

Fear of success can be as paralyzing as fear of failure.

Almost always, the work an author thinks is their worst turns out to be quite good. Sometimes it's even considered their best stuff.

I hated the Naga, you know." Garul nodded. "I once hated humans, too. Then I learned to understand them instead." That made sense to Owen. "It's hard to hate what you understand.

It wasn't a choice, really. She knew that she must become what she was born to be. And yet, if she fully embraced her powers, she would also accept that she wasn't human but was something more powerful and more deadly. What would happen to the person she had been?

Things were supposed to be easy for her but her last week had definitely not been that.

The only part of her that she had to leave behind was the part of her that doubted what she was capable of.

What if it isn't good enough? What if this is the book that will make everyone hate me?

magic is indistinguishable from sufficiently advanced technology.

Brockton, if you use magic to open bags of potato chips, you don't really count as a normal human anymore." "That's only because I spent so much time working in a convenience store. Do you know how many bags of chips I opened for kids and old ladies? More than a man should have to open in his life, that's for sure.

Everyone stopped talking and turned to her except Rider, who proceeded to shatter his teacup with his fork.

The raccoon mobile is radical!" Rider shrieked and proceeded to destroy his plate.