--- title: "2 Charles L. Grant Quotes - Famous Writer (Prime Evil)" description: "Charles Lewis Grant was an American novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called \"dark fantasy\" and \"quiet horror\"." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-l-grant-22429.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Charles L. Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-l-grant-22429.jpg) # Charles L. Grant (1942–2006) Writer United States **2** quotes in **15** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Charles L. Grant was a writer from the United States, best known for *Prime Evil*. ## Quick Facts About Charles L. Grant Born September 12, 1942 Died September 15, 2006 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works Prime Evil Spouse Kathryn Ptacek ## About Charles L. Grant Charles Lewis Grant was an American novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror". He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, Deborah Lewis, Timothy Boggs, Mark Rivers, and Steven Charles. He received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1999 and was selected as World Horror Grand Master in 2002. He received the British Fantasy Society's Special Award for life achievement in 1987. ## Awards & Honors Nebula Award for Best Short Story Nebula Award for Best Novelette World Fantasy Award for Best Collection World Fantasy Award for Best Novella Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement Phoenix Award World Horror Convention Grand Master Award ## Quotes by Charles L. Grant > [If all the world's a stage and all the people players, who in bloody hell hired the director?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-l-grant/if-all-the-world-s-a-stage-and-all-the-people-players-who-in-bloody/) [Charles L. Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-l-grant/) [Bloody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bloody/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/charles-l-grant-101284_bloody_if-all-the-world-s-a-stage-and-all-the-p_240315.jpg) > [No one, at night, really believes he'll live forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-l-grant/no-one-at-night-really-believes-he-ll-live-forever/) [Charles L. Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-l-grant/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/charles-l-grant-101284_believe_no-one-at-night-really-believes-he-ll-li_1135019.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-l-grant/#itemlist", "name": "Charles L. Grant Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If all the world's a stage and all the people players, who in bloody hell hired the director?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles L. 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