John Shirley Quotes

• Innocence could be considered a discrete state of mind.

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• I do try to be of some use in the world. I sometimes do volunteer work with kids, and manage to help some people a little, but really making a significant difference can be hard.

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• People in extreme conditions are suddenly naked, realer than normal, perhaps even more alive.

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• I’m not quite pompous enough to think of myself as an educator or a man capable of definitive refutation of falsehoods.

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• I do sometimes watch ‘Dr. Who’ and while the stories barely make sense, if at all, the doctor is such great company I don’t care.

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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’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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• I’m trying to trick people into thinking about the unthinkable by using pop culture images.

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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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• 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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• 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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Birth:	10th February, 1953
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Novelist, Screenwriter, Writer

About

John Shirley was born in Houston, Texas, USA. He is an American novelist, short story writer, songwriter and screenwriter. As a musician, he has fronted his own bands and written lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult and others. An extensive compilation of songs by John Shirley, "Broken Mirror Glass" was released by Black October Records. He has written several novels include: Transmaniacon, Dracula in Love, City Come A-Walkin', Cellars, In Darkness Waiting, A Splendid Chaos, Wetbones, Silicon Embrace, Batman: Dead White, Borderlands: Gunsight, Wyatt in Wichita, and Grimm: The Icy Touch. He has written several short stories include: Heatseeker, New Noir, The Exploded Heart, Black Butterflies, Really, Really, Really, Really Weird Stories, Darkness Divided, and Living Shadows. He has written several films include: The Crow, The Night of the Headless Horseman, and The Tomb. He received many awards for horror works, including Bram Stoker Award and International Horror Guild Award.

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