“The best horror novels open up, "It was beautiful summer day and the smell of flowers emanated throughout the air.”

“Never give your opinion on someone's writing unless they ask sincerely, and never ask for someone's opinion unless you're sincere.”

“The man with the most guns survives the zombie apocalypse, but the man with the most books, locks the door and forgets it ever happened.”

“A good editor can make a respectable writer remarkable, just like a good parent helps a child become amazing.”

“I don't remember ever signing up for weird. It just sort of happened.”

“We may think of ourselves as static anti-heroes, but in reality we're dynamic protagonists just waiting for our courage to kick in.”

“The best horror novels open up, "It was beautiful summer day and the smell of flowers emanated throughout the air.”

“The most formidable adversary of evil is a persistent man with a loud conscience.”

“Which is the true nightmare, the horrific dream that you have in your sleep or the dissatisfied reality that awaits you when you awake?”