Such an ego simply forbade certain lines of thought.

If there is love, smallpox scars are as pretty as dimples. - Japanese Proverb

I guess when you turn off the main road, you have to be prepared to see some funny houses.

There were no horror movies or horror books to speak of in the '40s. I picked the '50s because that pretty well spans my life as an appreciator - as somebody who's been involved with this mass cult of horror, from radio and movies and Saturday matinees and books. In the '40s there really wasn't that much. People don't want to read about horrible things in horrible times. So, in the '40s, there was Val Lutin with The Cat People and The Curse of the Cat People and there wasn't much else.

I like to end stories where the readers have a little room to run. They can resolve things as they like in their own mind.

I know life is hard, I think everyone knows that in their hearts, but why dos it have to be cruel, as well? Why does it have to bite?

He sat upon his throne, which is made of skulls.