The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed on the eternities.
“I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I try to focus hard on making each character, whether villain or hero, have an interesting flaw that readers can relate to.”
“We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace.”