30 quotes found
Fiction writer · American · 1917–1994
American fiction writer (1917–1994)
“Horror is the removal of masks.”
“We all go a little mad sometimes.”
“We're all not quite as sane as we pretend to be.”
“I think perhaps all of us go a little crazy at times.”
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.”
“The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.”
“Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.”
“Funny how we take it for granted that we know all there is to know about another person, just because we see them frequently or because of some strong emotional tie.”
“why do we personify time? Is it because were afraid to admit that our lives are measured by an abstract force that neither knows nor cares about our entry into existence? Or our departure into deat...”
“Magic--that's just a label, you know. Completely meaningless. It wasn't so very long ago that people were saying that electricity was magic.”
“Evil exists everywhere. Sometimes I think our limited senses are designed to protect us from awareness of its presence. We trust them to provide us with knowledge but it may be that they block out ...”
“The room was plainly but adequately furnished; she noted the shower stall in the bathroom beyond. Actually, she would have preferred a tub, but this would do. ”
“Mind you, I cannot swear that my story is true. It may have been a dream; or worse, a symptom of some severe mental disorder. But I believe it is true. After all, how are we to know what things the...”
“The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on.”
“why do we personify time? Is it because we’re afraid to admit that our lives are measured by an abstract force that neither knows nor cares about our entry into existence? Or our departure into dea...”
“The room was plainly but adequately furnished; she noted the shower stall in the bathroom beyond. Actually, she would have preferred a tub, but this would do.”