Elizabeth sheathed her sword, knelt behind him, and strangled him to death with his own large bowel.
Surely life has taught you that a thing can be both beautiful and vile.
But if you read Jane Austen, you know that she had a wicked sense of humor. Not only was she funny, but her early writing was very dark and had a gothic tone to it.
Of all the weapons in the world, love is the most dangerous.
I like my zombies slow and I like my zombies stupid.
If you're Stephen King and you have a massive body of huge-selling well-respected work, you can pivot and do whatever you want. I don't have that body of work, I don't have that audience that's comfortable with me enough yet to follow my bliss with me.