Quotes from Christopher Golden

How many writers in history have ever been as famous as Stephen King? He casts an awfully long shadow.

The only way to conduct an effective collaboration is to debate the things upon which you disagree. If one doesn't manage to bring the other around to his point of view, then whichever collaborator feels the most passionate about the thing being debated ought to get his way.

'Sons of Anarchy' has the perfect combination of character and action.

Not to make him blush, but any story illustrated by Mike Mignola does things that prose alone can't accomplish. The illustrations create mood and atmosphere, drawing the reader more deeply into the story than words could do on their own.

Some novel lovers have no interest in comics, and some comics fans would never take the time to read a novel.

I'm a huge fan of 'Sons of Anarchy.'

'Baltimore' the series is inspired by all kinds of things, from 'Moby Dick' to 'Dracula.'

Good!" Ripley said, standing again. She was tall, imposing, and she liked the way a couple of the guys winced a little when she shouted. "That's because I blew it out of the airlock.

Not for reasons unknown!" Ripley said, again. One more time, she thought. The more she told her story, the less they seemed to believe it, and the more terrible it became to her. "I told you, we set down there on company orders to get this thing which destroyed my crew. And your expensive ship.

Dammit, that's not all!" Ripley shouted. She couldn't get through to them. Could they not see? Could they not understand? "' Cause if one of those things gets down here, that will be all, and this…" She grabbed the papers, copies of her deposition, evidence sheets. "This bullshit that you think is so important… you can kiss all that goodbye!

I used to be more refined but at my age, you start to realize all that politeness doesn't get you very far. Better to be honest and direct, even if it does piss off a few people along the way.

In the dark, full of fear, fighting for life, the human mind could slip into pure instinct.

Chaos is an ocean, Alexandra Nueva said. It ebbs and flows and sometimes it rises to destroy those who build their lives beside it. But if you're clever and determined, you just might find a way to hold back the tide.

I have a life, goddamit. One life. I've seen too many people give theirs up, to drugs or suicide or even depression... fuck, even just lazinesss. I've seen lives wasted. I'll be damned if I'm going to waste mine.

But something about Baxter made people uneasy and therefore compliant. It had always been that way, but never more so than now. With his prison tats and those cold eyes, Baxter was the alpha dog in pretty much any room he entered.

Rick bowed his head. He didn't pray much—usually, he figured if God was even there, the state of the world made it pretty clear he wasn't listening to the typical thirteen-year-old's prayer

All my life, when children have asked me for money, I've told them to fuck right off. But you've taught me that there's a positive side to charity. Thank you.

Nothing in these woods could be more dreadful, more terrifying, than the selfish cruelty of ordinary people.

There is a special place in hell for people who bring children into this world solely for the sake of seeming better than they are.

How simple things had been, once upon a time. In the era when children still played with Raggedy Ann, life had been so uncomplicated. Or at least it seemed that way. Though he knew, of course, that the past had its share of pain and ugliness.

It was foolish, the things a person would do because their parents had done the same.

Soundgarden screamed from the speakers of the Mustang, music a little older than Jack himself, but it pounded in rhythm with his pulse.

he looked at] her hair the color of cinnamon and decided he didn't like cinnamon. It ruined a good piece of toast as far as he was concerned.

he wasn't going to grow up to be his father. Charlie never wanted to make anyone feel the way he felt right now.