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> [“I think that the best fiction is directly rooted in an ability to identify and tell the psychological truth about people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/i-think-that-the-best-fiction-is-directly-rooted-in-an-ability-to/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

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## More by Alistair Cross

> [“She (Tamara Thorne) has this fascinating way of wrapping herself around the things I write and bringing out the best in my writing, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/she-tamara-thorne-has-this-fascinating-way-of-wrapping-herself-around/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“The black panic, that’s what woke me; that all too familiar blend of terror and heinousness that buzzed beneath my skin where no eye…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/the-black-panic-that-s-what-woke-me-that-all-too-familiar-blend-of/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“I have a file in my phone that I’m always adding things to. People accuse me of texting too much but nine times out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/i-have-a-file-in-my-phone-that-i-m-always-adding-things-to-people/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“I think good promotion is every bit as important as a good product. I consider it arrogant to assume the world will care that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/i-think-good-promotion-is-every-bit-as-important-as-a-good-product-i/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“If people feel like you’re trying to educate them on some invaluable life lesson, they’re going to fade. People don’t generally pick up horror…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/if-people-feel-like-you-re-trying-to-educate-them-on-some-invaluable/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“Deadlines help me, but my muse hates them. My muse functions in fits and starts, and tends to take very long vacations. Deadlines are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/deadlines-help-me-but-my-muse-hates-them-my-muse-functions-in-fits/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“Horror doesn’t concern itself with the material world. It doesn’t worry about what shoes you should wear or whom you should date. Horror tends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/horror-doesn-t-concern-itself-with-the-material-world-it-doesn-t/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“Yep,” I said, rolling the body onto its back and staring into the horrified, bloated face, “you’re a single-bagger. My kinda gal.” I gave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/yep-i-said-rolling-the-body-onto-its-back-and-staring-into-the/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“I remember writing all kinds of stories as a kid, but I really don’t know what the first thing was. Whatever it was, I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/i-remember-writing-all-kinds-of-stories-as-a-kid-but-i-really-don-t/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“I think that horror and comedy go together for the same reason sweet and sour go together. They compliment each other because both sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/i-think-that-horror-and-comedy-go-together-for-the-same-reason-sweet/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“I think horror, when done well, is one of the most direct and honest ways to get to the core of the human experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/i-think-horror-when-done-well-is-one-of-the-most-direct-and-honest/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“Self-confidence is usually little more than wishful thinking in a thigh-high pair of Come F\*ck Me boots.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/self-confidence-is-usually-little-more-than-wishful-thinking-in-a/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“Most of all, kink comes up in my writing because that is, very simply, just the way the cat o’ nine tails flails. Any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/most-of-all-kink-comes-up-in-my-writing-because-that-is-very-simply/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“Sandy’s was one of those places that made poor, white trash feel like high-class consumers. This was the kind of place you’d take your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/sandy-s-was-one-of-those-places-that-made-poor-white-trash-feel-like/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

> [“.” I watched her sip at the drink some more. She was strong, healthy, but also petite enough that I was certain I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/i-watched-her-sip-at-the-drink-some-more-she-was-strong-healthy-but/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

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