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Bentley Little Quotes

I write what I want to write. Period. I don’t write novels-for-hire using media tie-in characters, I don’t write suspense novels or thrillers. I write horror. And if no one wants to buy my books, I’ll just keep writing them until they do sell--and get a job at Taco Bell in the meantime Picture Quote #1

There’s always been a need for horror fiction, though--ghost stories have been a staple of every human society since the beginning of recorded literature--and while commercially the field may have its ups and downs, it will never go away. Hell, look at the Bible: gods, devils, ghosts, witches, giants, resurrections. That’s one big horror story. And it’s the most popular book on the planet Picture Quote #1

Most people are middle class. Most people do wish their lives were better than they are. And I think by making my main characters ordinary, average guys, it helps readers identify with their problems. It also helps ground the supernatural events that follow in a recognizable reality and perhaps gives some of my wilder scenarios a little verisimilitude Picture Quote #1

The Revelation was my master’s project, and after I finished it, I thought I’d send it off to a publisher and within a year or so be a rich and famous writer. Two years later I finally sold it. For a whopping $4,000. A year after that, it finally came out. Which explains why there are all those terrible jobs on my resume! Picture Quote #1

I think the internet is a great marketing tool--but marketing is not my job. I’m a writer. My job is to write novels Picture Quote #1

In real life, good people die all the time and a**holes can live long and happy lives. It’s a crapshoot Picture Quote #1

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Life is short. Eternity is long Picture Quote #1

Hope was a dangerous emotion that more often than not led men into foolishness and peril, made them risk their lives and lose their wives and part with fortunes that they never recovered Picture Quote #1

Real life... it was an ambiguous world, where actions sometimes had no meaning, where chaos reigned and no one was allowed to see the big picture, only their small portion of it Picture Quote #1

Real life was messier than fiction, and in it you didn’t always have time to do or say the right things Picture Quote #1

Names have power. In certain cultures, just speaking a man’s name gives you mastery over him Picture Quote #1

I write horror because I enjoy it. I’m endlessly fascinated by the supernatural, by death, by darkness. And, to be honest, I don’t have much choice. This is the way my mind works Picture Quote #1

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I always thought the appeal for vampires are the same as religion, the desire to avoid death and live forever Picture Quote #1

An enigma? That’s not a bad persona to have. I should probably shut up and let the mystery continue! It’s good for my career Picture Quote #1

A light wind blew through here that carried with it scents of sadness and loss, not recognizable odors but smells that corresponded to nothing, chimerical fragrances able to evoke melancholic memories Picture Quote #1

There were shadows galore in the dim light, but there was one shadow that did not correspond to any object in the room. It lurked next to the fireplace, a formless, undulating darkness Picture Quote #1

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I write what I want to write. Period. I don’t write novels-for-hire using media tie-in characters, I don’t write suspense novels or thrillers. I write horror. And if no one wants to buy my books, I’ll just keep writing them until they do sell--and get a job at Taco Bell in the meantime (Bentley Little Quotes) There’s always been a need for horror fiction, though--ghost stories have been a staple of every human society since the beginning of recorded literature--and while commercially the field may have its ups and downs, it will never go away. Hell, look at the Bible: gods, devils, ghosts, witches, giants, resurrections. That’s one big horror story. And it’s the most popular book on the planet (Bentley Little Quotes) Most people are middle class. Most people do wish their lives were better than they are. And I think by making my main characters ordinary, average guys, it helps readers identify with their problems. It also helps ground the supernatural events that follow in a recognizable reality and perhaps gives some of my wilder scenarios a little verisimilitude (Bentley Little Quotes) The Revelation was my master’s project, and after I finished it, I thought I’d send it off to a publisher and within a year or so be a rich and famous writer. Two years later I finally sold it. For a whopping $4,000. A year after that, it finally came out. Which explains why there are all those terrible jobs on my resume! (Bentley Little Quotes) I think the internet is a great marketing tool--but marketing is not my job. I’m a writer. My job is to write novels (Bentley Little Quotes) In real life, good people die all the time and a**holes can live long and happy lives. It’s a crapshoot. (Bentley Little Quotes) Life is short. Eternity is long (Bentley Little Quotes) Hope was a dangerous emotion that more often than not led men into foolishness and peril, made them risk their lives and lose their wives and part with fortunes that they never recovered (Bentley Little Quotes) Real life... it was an ambiguous world, where actions sometimes had no meaning, where chaos reigned and no one was allowed to see the big picture, only their small portion of it (Bentley Little Quotes) Real life was messier than fiction, and in it you didn’t always have time to do or say the right things (Bentley Little Quotes) Names have power. In certain cultures, just speaking a man’s name gives you mastery over him (Bentley Little Quotes) I write horror because I enjoy it. I’m endlessly fascinated by the supernatural, by death, by darkness. And, to be honest, I don’t have much choice. This is the way my mind works (Bentley Little Quotes) I always thought the appeal for vampires are the same as religion, the desire to avoid death and live forever (Bentley Little Quotes) An enigma? That’s not a bad persona to have. I should probably shut up and let the mystery continue! It’s good for my career (Bentley Little Quotes) A light wind blew through here that carried with it scents of sadness and loss, not recognizable odors but smells that corresponded to nothing, chimerical fragrances able to evoke melancholic memories (Bentley Little Quotes) There were shadows galore in the dim light, but there was one shadow that did not correspond to any object in the room. It lurked next to the fireplace, a formless, undulating darkness (Bentley Little Quotes)