John Patrick Shirley is an American science fiction and horror writer of novels, short stories, and television & film scripts.
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“Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them.”
John Shirley
“I'm cursed with empathy. I'm also by nature way too opinionated.”
“Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children.”
“I think paranoia can be instructive in the right doses. Paranoia is a skill.”
“Innocence could be considered a discrete state of mind.”
“I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.”
“Bob [Sachs] is not the only client who wants a more finished look. People from out of state still see the 'Old West,' mining-camp look as new and exciting, but most don't want splinters [from unfinished wood] in their houses. The taste is more grown-up,”
“I'm trying to trick people into thinking about the unthinkable by using pop culture images.”
“I get drunk writing words. I don't drink or do drugs, but I get so carried away with writing that I get inebriated from it.”
“"I call attention to the dark side maybe a little bit for mutual catharsis but also to try to paint the universe as it is - both sides of it.”