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John Shirley
(American Author)

Nationality:: American
Quote count:: 11
Times favorited:: 8

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.”

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“I think paranoia can be instructive in the right doses. Paranoia is a skill.”

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“I'm cursed with empathy. I'm also by nature way too opinionated.”

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“Innocence could be considered a discrete state of mind.”

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“I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.”

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“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,”

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“I'm trying to trick people into thinking about the unthinkable by using pop culture images.”

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“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.”

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“"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.”

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“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.”

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