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John Shirley Quotes

«Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them.»
«I think paranoia can be instructive in the right doses. Paranoia is a skill.»
Author: John Shirley
«I'm cursed with empathy. I'm also by nature way too opinionated.»
Author: John Shirley
«Innocence could be considered a discrete state of mind.»
Author: John Shirley
«I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.»
Author: John Shirley
«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,»
Author: John Shirley
«I'm trying to trick people into thinking about the unthinkable by using pop culture images.»
Author: John Shirley
«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.»
Author: John Shirley
«Labels only confuse people. The smarter people recognize artists who transcend categories. But I always try to entertain. It's in my nature; writers are born to entertain. If that means working ostensibly within a genre, fine.»
Author: John Shirley