“Control what people believe, and you control what they do. Who they are. The world is only the aggregate of human perception. Stories are scalpels that allow us to operate on those perceptions.” — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
All stories are lies, but good stories are lies made of light and fire. They lift our hearts out of the dust and out of the grave. — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
“That's what I've never been able to get about religion: that charmless combination of altruism and insanity. Give me a cynical, self-interested bastard any… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
“And send not to ask for whom the fucking bell tolls, because you're not going to like the answer.” — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
“The light of a hunter's moon bleached the unresisting pastels from the faces of the towers, so that they looked like titanic ribs of… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
“You're a vampire, Richie. And I've got a gun the size of Nebraska. What's the worst that could happen?” — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
“Happy Families. What's that all about, eh? A bloody busted flush is what it is. You surround yourself with other people so the night… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
“ Yahweh: You've been unhappy because you've desired things that cannot be. Lucifer: That's what desire IS. The need for what we can't have.… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
“My mum’s getting married,” said Cheryl. “Again. At the Brompton Oratory. Fourth time around the track, this is. They don’t say ‘Till death us… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
“And there's a darker side to Peckham, too, once you get in deep: a side I like a lot more, because I identify with… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
I think Louisville will be fired up for this game. They might be in revenge mode. But, this time of the year records, don't… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
I took a strong dislike to him right then to save time and effort later. — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
“Control what people believe, and you control what they do. Who they are. The world is only the aggregate of human perception. Stories are… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
When a book is read an irrevocable thing happens — a murder, followed by an imposture. The story in the mind murders the story… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
“When you're a mile outside the limits of your competence, there is some comfort to be had in sounding like you know what you're… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
