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> [I really believe there is something in the nature of a democracy that naturally leads people to distrust the government, to assume because a democracy is built by people just like themselves that there must be secret plots and cover-ups…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/i-really-believe-there-is-something-in-the-nature-of-a-democracy-that/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

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## More by Christopher Bollen

> [Safety, reputation, their lives, their friends, and their world. Writers typically try to avoid that because it's not expedient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/safety-reputation-their-lives-their-friends-and-their-world-writers/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [There's something about fear and aesthetic that go hand in hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/there-s-something-about-fear-and-aesthetic-that-go-hand-in-hand/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [You find when you're writing a detective story that you're actually not trying to solve anything. You're trying to stop the reader from solving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/you-find-when-you-re-writing-a-detective-story-that-you-re-actually/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [ I'm convinced I was the only kid ever who had a Death on the Nile \[1978\] movie poster and a Murder on the Orient… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/i-m-convinced-i-was-the-only-kid-ever-who-had-a-death-on-the-nile/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [The death drive is parasitic. It runs off of other drives, leeching off of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/the-death-drive-is-parasitic-it-runs-off-of-other-drives-leeching-off/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [It's hard for me to figure out where I want to be. But it's definitely in New York. I feel like New York throws…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/it-s-hard-for-me-to-figure-out-where-i-want-to-be-but-it-s-definitely/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [There's also something sexual about watching the nubile girl in terror. But you do take on her fear as your own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/there-s-also-something-sexual-about-watching-the-nubile-girl-in/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [I've never had a mentor. I've always wanted one. I'm actually really disappointed that nobody took my under their wing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/i-ve-never-had-a-mentor-i-ve-always-wanted-one-i-m-actually-really/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [The Greeks really believed in history. They believed that the past had consequences and that you might be punished for the sins of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/the-greeks-really-believed-in-history-they-believed-that-the-past-had/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [I was never afraid on stage. That's where I was the least afraid. I could just do what I do and I had the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/i-was-never-afraid-on-stage-that-s-where-i-was-the-least-afraid-i/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [One day I want to write a full-on horror book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/one-day-i-want-to-write-a-full-on-horror-book/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [When you create a fence, you keep people out, but you also limit your mobility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/when-you-create-a-fence-you-keep-people-out-but-you-also-limit-your/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [I just think, as writers, especially with a book that takes years to write, you sort of wake up every morning hoping and praying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/i-just-think-as-writers-especially-with-a-book-that-takes-years-to/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [There is something very romantic about the orphan figure in American literature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/there-is-something-very-romantic-about-the-orphan-figure-in-american/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

> [It is a little out of touch to presume that someone wants to follow your every observation and insight over the course of hundreds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/it-is-a-little-out-of-touch-to-presume-that-someone-wants-to-follow/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

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