Not intending to be funny: I sit at the keyboard, put my fingers on the keys and go. To me, it's the real secret of writing. Put yourself in front of the screen or the blank sheet of paper and get to work. Robin Hobb blankfingerfront share on social
I actually think that short stories transfer to film much better than novels do. Robin Hobb filmnovelshort Change image and share on social
Sometimes people ask if my books have morals or lessons for readers, and I shudder at that thought. I always say that I have more questions than answers. Robin Hobb answerbooklesson Change image and share on social
Sometimes I regret that the wonderful children's stories that have been made into movies were - people no longer read 'The Wizard of Oz'; they think they know the story. They don't know anything about all the bits and pieces they had to leave out. Robin Hobb bitchildleave share on social
At what point is a person old enough to say, 'I own my body, and I get to do what I want with it'? Robin Hobb bodypersonpoint Change image and share on social
Fantasy is my genre and my home in the writing world. I consider it the biggest writing room in all literature, where there are literally no boundaries at all. Robin Hobb bigboundaryfantasy Change image and share on social
I know some people see it as this success when the book is finally made into a movie - that marks its success. I don't see it that way. Robin Hobb bookfinallymake Change image and share on social
Dragons, to my way of thinking, are just another 'race' of sapient characters. We see lots of elves, dwarves, orcs, goblins, giants and, of course, dragons. Robin Hobb characterdragondwarve Change image and share on social
Fantasy encompasses a wide, wide spectrum of writing. We have beast fables, we have gothics, we have tales of vampires and werewolves, and we have sword and sorcery; we have epics from Homer, and there is just so much out there that we put under the umbrella of 'fantasy.' Robin Hobb beastencompassepic share on social
