F. Paul Wilson Quotes
I have never written a book that I wouldn't want to read. The trouble is, I love to read horror, sf, fantasy, mysteries, hero pulps - romantic fiction, in the original, traditional meaning of that term, as opposed to mimetic fiction. But most of all, I love thrillers.
Quotes to Explore
-
I pass by that it is very culpable to be facetious in obscene and smutty matters.
-
I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine.
-
In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.
-
The whole borrowing clothes thing is very unnatural for me. I don't feel comfortable with that. If you like something, I'd just give it to you rather than sharing it.
-
Your belief system tends to be a function of how you were raised. Being raised in the Midwest and in a relatively conservative household, my views were shaped by my upbringing, by my Christian faith.
-
I love the way girls in London dress; it's so different to the American 'blow-dry and immaculate grooming' thing.
-
The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free.
-
Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
-
The most divisive issue facing New Yorkers in 2013 is stop and frisk, a tactic used by law enforcement to stop, question, and frisk people suspected of a crime.
-
I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
-
As I watched bookstores close, I began to wonder how that felt for the owners. Owning a bookstore was their dream and now they're struggling and seeing those dreams fall apart.
-
But in answer to your question about the conspiracy angle, I think that any historian worth his salt, and this is where I fault Stephen Ambrose and a lot of these guys who attack me - not all of life is a result of conspiracy by any means! Accident occurs alongside conspiracy.
-
I grew up really poor and have always been the type of person who will work earlier or work harder or more than the other person to even the playing field.
-
An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect.
-
War is a tragedy. It's not pretty, and in my opinion, there are no winners. Everybody's a victim, from the one who's suffering pain to the person inflicting it.
-
My father was dark skinned because he was Tatar. Sometimes Tatars can look Brazilian.
-
And now comes Pete Martell in Twin Peaks and he's just a nice guy.
-
Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
-
The idea of a new hero for a new day sang to me.
-
Hollywood loves pre-validation. Even if someone has a property that was first published as a comic book that sold only 5,000 copies, for Hollywood, that is a stamp of approval. 'Oh, it was already published in another medium? Must be good!' They get assurance from knowing that someone else already took the risk.
-
I've always believed you should sing songs you can really put yourself into. I think the emotion you put into it is just as important as singing the notes.
-
It is doubtful whether anyone who has travelled widely has found anywhere in the world regions more ugly than in the human face.
-
I have never written a book that I wouldn't want to read. The trouble is, I love to read horror, sf, fantasy, mysteries, hero pulps - romantic fiction, in the original, traditional meaning of that term, as opposed to mimetic fiction. But most of all, I love thrillers.
