Quote

The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot.

In The Name of the King is the right title. To be honest, I don't know who had the final idea for the title but I liked it and it has a strong connection to the movie's story.

The return makes one love the farewell.

It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of kings? Yes.

The idea in The Man that Would Be King was that the music should recreate all that majestic surrounding and emphasize the adventure, but also speak about the frustration or, rather said, the curse of both protagonists, even before happened what happens them.

There are always signs that a reign is ending, and they are usually spotted not in the king himself but in his court. In the inner circle, latent jealousies between advisers spill into open conflict, as they angrily debate who is to blame for the calamity, chewing over each other's past errors and pointing the finger at old and nascent enemies.

I think that the implication of King's assassination has not been fully appreciated.

I thought 'The King's Speech' was great.

'The Man in the High Castle' is still the best what-if-the-Axis-had-won novel.

I can tell you that as a writer and as a reader, I regard character as king. Or queen. No matter how riveting the action or interesting the plot twists, if I don't feel like I'm meeting someone who feels real, I'm not going to be compelled to read further.