No story has a beginning, and no story has an end. Beginnings and endings may be conceived to serve a purpose, to serve a momentary and transient intent, but they are, in their fundamental nature, arbitrary and exist solely as… — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
Every month, the US is spending more on the Iraqi war than it took to reach Saturn and Titan. Mass murder is expensive, and… — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
A book may only be judged for what it is, not what you'd like it to be. — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
“It is not the task of a writer to 'tell all,' or even to decide what to leave in, but to decide what to… — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
Hauntings are memes, especially pernicious thought contagions, social contagions that need no viral or bacterial host and are transmitted in a thousand different ways.… — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
“We ordered Chinese takeout, and my fortune cookie said, “Don’t stop now.” — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
“No one we knew ever believed that there was anything between us but the sex and some virulent allure, my dirty dishwater circling the… — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
You know, it's a sad and unfortunate state of affairs that you have to live in a world where eight-year-olds refuse to believe in… — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
“What makes us brave isn't lacking the good sence to be afraid; it's looking back at what we've lived through and seeing if we've… — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
“Consider," she said, "what it is, a unicorn. It is the incarnation of purity, an avatar of innocence. And here is the power of… — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
Originality is the most deadly mirage in all of art. You can chase it from now until doomsday, and you'll only find yourself lost… — Caitlín R. Kiernan Copy Share Image
