A genius is someone who takes a complex thing and makes it look simple. An academic does the opposite.

— Robert Fanney

A song she hairdo cold that gathers Like winter's tongue Among the shadows It rose like blackness In the sky That on volcano'vomit rise Stone of ruin From burn to childlike black moonrise Her voice fell still...

— Robert Fanney

Courage is not the absence of fear or despair; it is the capacity to continue on despite them, no matter how great or overwhelming they become.

— Robert Fanney

Dominance. Control. These things the unjust seek most of all. And so it is the duty of the just to defy dominance and to challenge control.

— Robert Fanney

Halos: 'The world is full of massive things in motion. Little creatures get hurt.

— Robert Fanney

How can I judge?" she said at last. "To me, he is a hero. To the world a monster." She let her head fall into her arms and started crying quietly. "I miss him! Curse him! I miss him!" Mithorden put a hand on her shoulder and let her cry for a few minutes. A sad smile slowly spread across his face. "I'm glad you can forgive him," he said at last. Luthiel lifted her head. "How do you know?" Because you miss him.

— Robert Fanney

I'd say we're all just ghosts on a wire seeking the prick of an electric thought.

— Robert Fanney

If Christ taught us anything it is this -- not to let our fear of death keep us from doing the good thing.

— Robert Fanney

If I could make a dream real, I would not kill anything unless it could never be changed at heart.

— Robert Fanney

In my experience, nothing worthwhile has ever really been all that easy. But it certainly has been worthwhile regardless how difficult it seemed.

— Robert Fanney