If you let the image of the messenger get in the way of whatever message there may be, however large or small,… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
My philosophy of life is that the meek shall inherit nothing but debasement, frustration and ignoble deaths; that there is security in… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
Everybody has a talent, whether it's scrapbooking, or kite-flying, or brain surgery, or writing, everybody has a talent. And if they discover… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
A man may truly live in his dreams, his noblest dreams, but only, only if he is worthy of those dreams. — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
I cannot pay attention to what people say about my work. For me, personally, I am just this shards-and-ashes human being, who… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
I made as many mistakes as anybody else. I sound as if I'm an egomaniac, and I suppose in some ways I'm… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
There is Harlan Ellison the human being, who takes a crap a couple of times a day, and who farts, and who… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
Posing the question: does the god of love use underarm deodorant, vaginal spray and fluoride toothpaste? — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
They change scapegoats at the networks more regularly than some people change socks. — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
Repent, Harlequin," said the Ticktock Man. "Get stuffed," the Harlequin replied. — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
“Living under the land, under the sea, in the belly of AM, whom we created...” — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
There in the midst of the Amazon Jungle, Simon Haskell has cobbled up for himself a replica of an Art Deco salon. — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
For the first time we have a weapon that nobody has used for thirty years. This gives me great hope for the human race. — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
“There are forces in the world today, Mr. Winsocki, that are invisibly working to make us all carbon copies of one another. Forces that… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
“Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child.”… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
I write a kind of surreal fantasy, but they can't put 'surreal fantasy' on a paperback. — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
Don't start an argument with somebody who has a microphone when you don't. They'll make you look like chopped liver. — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
![“There is Harlan Ellison the human being, who takes a crap a couple of times a day, and who farts, and who eats chicken croquettes, if I can find them. And then there is the writer, this writer-person, who is a much finer person than I. Much more orderly, much more meaningful. Worthier, than I [am].” quote by Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/091/harlan-ellison-2133_chickens_there-is-harlan-ellison-the-human-being_2766268.jpg)
