Things don't really impress me. Memories impress me. It's not the toys, it's the people. R. A. Salvatore impressmemorypeople Change image and share on social
I thought I would set the world on fire when I got out of college. I had done quite well in a field that was growing. Unfortunately, we got hit with a recession in 1981. R. A. Salvatore collegefieldfire Change image and share on social
Also, there are authors and publicists using the Internet to manipulate opinion, both positively for a work and negatively against the competition. I don't do this and can't stomach it, honestly. R. A. Salvatore authorcompetitionhonestly Change image and share on social
When I'm telling stories of my video game days, when I was a really hardcore MMO player, I played 'EverQuest' for two years and played 'World of Warcraft' and several other games for the last ten years or so... 95% of the stories I'll tell you are 'EverQuest.' R. A. Salvatore dayeverquestgame share on social
I've always been a fighter. If you tell me I can't, I'll die trying to prove you wrong. R. A. Salvatore diefighterhave Change image and share on social
In the past, TSR and now Wizards of the Coast have asked me to do game stats for my characters, and I'm never comfortable doing that. It's all relative after all. R. A. Salvatore askcharactercoast Change image and share on social
On a more practical level, anyone out there who wants to be a writer should clearly recognize that this is a brutal business, where even incredibly talented people sometimes never make a living. If you want to chase such a dream, please have a Plan B in place. R. A. Salvatore brutalbusinesschase share on social
Writing a book for me, I expect, is very similar to the experience of reading the book for my readers. R. A. Salvatore bookexpectexperience Change image and share on social
It got so bad that by the time I was graduated, the only reading I did was in order to get the grade and the only writing I did was in order to get the grade. R. A. Salvatore badgradegraduate Change image and share on social
Only in very rare circumstances will you see something cut out of my first drafts. Maybe it's because of the way I write. I'm very focused on the logical progression of the story, and every character has a role to play. R. A. Salvatore charactercircumstancecut share on social
