Jeff Lindsay Quotes
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My first true lesson in writing came from Mr. Bowden when I was 16. At my high school, he was the teacher known to be the very best at literature and writing.
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I need quiet and solitude to work. Darkness is best. If I am wide awake, I can't write.
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Pretending is the basis of civilised society, and it is sometimes necessary for all of us. Without it we are nothing more than a pack of snarling dogs.
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If you look at Victorian England, being a soldier was considered a noble profession.
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I wanted Dexter to have a family that could love him and understand him.
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Dexter-Land is a dark and scary place, and I couldn't live there permanently. To be honest, I don't think I even want to visit.
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I didn't expect any success at all. I was rejected by every publisher in the world and every agent in town.
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It's a mistake to think that Dexter is nice.
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I try to write as serious as possible, and then a joke slips in.
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I don't have much time to sit and watch a lot of TV. And I can't really binge-watch.
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Every writer must find a way of writing that tells the reader: This is me and no one else. The Voice can be idiosyncratic, but it cannot be obscure. It is a blend of style and content and intent and rhythm and pure personality.
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It was a tremendous stroke of good luck that the show got Michael C. Hall to play the part. Everyone I've talked to thinks Michael is a perfect 'Dexter,' which never happens.
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I wanted to show life and to see ourselves and our behaviour through an outsider's eye... from the point of view of someone who knows nothing about being a human being... He doesn't have the feelings that the rest of us do.
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I don't agree with capital punishment as it is now, because too often mistakes are made. But I think that if you eliminate the mistakes, then there are times when it is justified.
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A single moment spent in a business meeting or at a pub is more than enough to reveal the basic human truth that we are all faking it most of the time.
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In the afternoon, it's impossible to put down any new words. I don't even try.
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We're predators; we don't eat meat because it's handy, we eat meat because we have a taste for blood.
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I do as much as I can. I even drive through the chase scenes several times to make sure the details are right.
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Life would certainly be easier if we all came equipped with our own personal FAQ lists. When we meet someone, we could pass them a business card with the list on the back, and then step back and let them read before we tried to talk.