The success of any society must be judged by the life of its worst off. No other calculation will do.
Writing to corroborate what you already think is the essence of bad writing.
Taken together the Internet reads like the grandest character-driven novel humanity has ever known. Not much plot though.
Doubt is the big machine. It grinds up the delusions of women and men.
Empathy is what separates human beings from teenage boys.
If you haven’t caused a scene in a psych unit, it’s just because you haven’t been inside long enough.
The person you are (in total, at that moment in time) is what creates the story you’re writing. It’s infused in every piece of punctuation, in the plot, in the most minor character who crosses the page. It’s all your voice.
Nobody ever thinks of himself as a villain, does he? Even monsters hold high opinions of themselves.
I’m always looking for the monster. Not even just in horror. I want them in everything. Just give me the monsters. Logical conclusions don’t satisfy. Monsters satisfy, absolutely.
Human beings are no damn good,” he said. “We are even worse than animals. We like …”He trailed off, cleared his throat, but his voice hardly reached a whisper.“We like monsters,” he said.
‘The Sundial’ is written with the kind of humor that would make a guillotine laugh.
Lonely women destroy themselves lonely men threaten the world.
One of the reasons I love devils so much is not based in my faith, but because as a kid, I grew up loving heavy metal and horror movies, and the devil is such a huge presence in both.
I’m always trying to make myself laugh. I’m the most enthusiastic audience I’m likely to find, so if it doesn’t make me smile then it probably won’t work on you. The jokes that only make me shrug get cut.
Lonely women destroy themselves lonely men threaten the world.