Robin Hobb hates fanfiction. But doesn't make a very good argument about why.

She makes a number of good points. And it's clear from reading her books that she loves, for instance, the character of The Fool, a character who she's written who has HUGE amounts of story still to tell, vast mystery, and she clearly feels very protective of him (or her), and doesn't want other people messing with the character.

And I can respect that.

However, she's crap at putting together an argument.

To use an analogy, we look at the Mona Lisa and wonder. Each of us draws his own conclusions about her elusive smile. We don’t draw eyebrows on her to make her look surprised, or put a balloon caption over her head.
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I made Persian Lime Pie.

It's like key lime pie, when you don't have key limes, and only have your normal, everyday Persian limes.

It's really good. Dead simple to make, too. Preheat oven to 350. Four egg yolks into the KitchenAid. Beat them a bit, add a can of sweetened condensed milk. Add about half a cup of lime juice -- about the juice of four limes -- in two batches -- about the juice of two limes, beat it until it's mixed, then another two limes' worth.

Then grate a bunch of the peel into the mixture and stir that in.

Pour the stuff into a graham cracker crust (I always buy my graham cracker crusts pre-made these days, 'cause it's easier.) Bake for 12 minutes (this is mainly to avoid raw eggs. It helps set the pie a little, but the pie is still pretty liquidy when it comes out.)

Put pie in fridge for a couple hours. Wash the KitchenAid, and make whipped cream in it. Put dollops of whipped cream on the pie.

Then huddle over the pie with a crazed look in your face and threaten anyone who comes near you and your precious pie with a serving fork.