A literary critic is someone who can't write, but who loves to show he would have been a wonderful writer if only he could!

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But I've found that to talk too much about movies is the kiss of death....

But I've found that to talk too much about movies is the kiss of death....

If I had killed Crow off I can think of least six novels I would...

If I had killed Crow off I can think of least six novels I would...

I'll know when the ideas aren't fresh anymore. And I'll know when writing doesn't give...

I'll know when the ideas aren't fresh anymore. And I'll know when writing doesn't give...

I should think just about every young writer - which I was at the time...

I should think just about every young writer - which I was at the time...

German readers are much like Brits or Americans: They read for the thrill of it,...

German readers are much like Brits or Americans: They read for the thrill of it,...

But there's a little guy who sits astride my brain with a whip, and if...

But there's a little guy who sits astride my brain with a whip, and if...

Now, after 18 years, not a sign of Lovecraft in my work.

Now, after 18 years, not a sign of Lovecraft in my work.

But other vampire stories? Well, no, I really haven't read too many, and I can't...

But other vampire stories? Well, no, I really haven't read too many, and I can't...

We've got one life and the older we get the more we come to realize...

We've got one life and the older we get the more we come to realize...

I have friends who read my books in Greek.

I have friends who read my books in Greek.

The amazing thing now is that most of those so-called critics who were telling me...

The amazing thing now is that most of those so-called critics who were telling me...

Writers are in the entertainment business, and it gives me lots of pleasure to entertain...

Writers are in the entertainment business, and it gives me lots of pleasure to entertain...

The Army was my bread and butter.

The Army was my bread and butter.

Now, when I was in the Army, writing was my hobby.

Now, when I was in the Army, writing was my hobby.

And I have to consider myself fortunate, because there are plenty of writers who spend...

And I have to consider myself fortunate, because there are plenty of writers who spend...

If, like Harry Keogh, I could talk to the dead - God, there are an...

If, like Harry Keogh, I could talk to the dead - God, there are an...

There are lots of other things that I haven't done, places I haven't seen. So...

There are lots of other things that I haven't done, places I haven't seen. So...