--- title: "1 Character-defining Quotes By Warren Ellis" description: "1 Character-defining quotes by Warren Ellis. Plus more from Warren Ellis and more Character-defining sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/warren-ellis-2541_bastard_did-you-ever-want-to-set-someone-s-head_1092669.jpg" --- > [“Did you ever want to set someone's head on fire, just to see what it looked like? Did you ever stand in the street and think to yourself, I could make that nun go blind just by giving her a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/did-you-ever-want-to-set-someone-s-head-on-fire-just-to-see-what-it/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/warren-ellis-2541_bastard_did-you-ever-want-to-set-someone-s-head_1092669.jpg) ## More by Warren Ellis > [“Small things bring joy, somedays.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/small-things-bring-joy-somedays/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [When I'm working in finite serials, I always think in terms of the entire book rather than the individual episode because, by far, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/when-i-m-working-in-finite-serials-i-always-think-in-terms-of-the/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [“IT TOOK a conscious effort for Tallow to keep his hand off his gun as he walked up the apartment building’s stairs. There was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/it-took-a-conscious-effort-for-tallow-to-keep-his-hand-off-his-gun-as/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [“The ECTs are moving the guns in small batches," Bat said. "We're making them take so many photos that one of them asked if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/the-ects-are-moving-the-guns-in-small-batches-bat-said-we-re-making/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [“I wish I still had that photo.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/i-wish-i-still-had-that-photo/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [Listen to the Chair Leg of Truth! It does not lie!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/listen-to-the-chair-leg-of-truth-it-does-not-lie/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [“The two most dangerous things in the world are rich people and crazy people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/the-two-most-dangerous-things-in-the-world-are-rich-people-and-crazy/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [Here's the thing about Apple technology: once you own a piece, you want to use it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/here-s-the-thing-about-apple-technology-once-you-own-a-piece-you-want/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [“I feel...a terrible need to piss in a Christening font.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/i-feel-a-terrible-need-to-piss-in-a-christening-font/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [Journalism is just a gun. It’s only got one bullet in it, but if you aim right, that’s all you need. Aim it right,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/journalism-is-just-a-gun-it-s-only-got-one-bullet-in-it-but-if-you/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [“The book is almost always better than the movie. You could have no better case in point than FROM HELL, Alan Moore's best graphic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/the-book-is-almost-always-better-than-the-movie-you-could-have-no/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [“Life is something very short that happens in between deaths.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/life-is-something-very-short-that-happens-in-between-deaths/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [It's a strange world. Let's keep it that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/it-s-a-strange-world-let-s-keep-it-that-way/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [“He tried to close a hand around the precious coffee but had to jerk his fingers away, sharply enough that his wrist popped painfully.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/he-tried-to-close-a-hand-around-the-precious-coffee-but-had-to-jerk/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) > [I was originally going to train as a journalist, passing a series of exams that winnowed ten thousand applicants down to one hundred places…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-ellis/i-was-originally-going-to-train-as-a-journalist-passing-a-series-of/) [Warren Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-ellis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character-defining/warren-ellis/#itemlist", "name": "1 Character-defining Quotes By Warren Ellis", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Did you ever want to set someone's head on fire, just to see what it looked like? 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