Peter David

There are no such things as happy endings. Never. They're totally manufactured by fiction writers who choose to end the story on…

— Peter David

Why (he wondered rhetorically) do people who have a position that's being attacked constantly state that they have a right to say…

— Peter David

“In fairness to the Almighty, though, it should be noted that lack of attention from God is not necessarily a bad thing,…

— Peter David

Opposites can attract, as in magnetism. Or explode, as in matter and antimatter.

— Peter David

I resisted the temptation to turn around and stick out my tongue in derision at Beliquose. After all, there was no telling…

— Peter David

“These, of course, are far more enlightened times, when it is only acceptable to believe that not being a Christian is likely…

— Peter David

“From the look of things, in five minutes every building facing the square would be locked up tighter than a Romulan clam.”

— Peter David

That was when it was all made painfully clear to me. When you are a child, there is joy. There is laughter.…

— Peter David

“All part of the service.”

— Peter David

“Not that he wanted to say that. It would make it sound as if he wanted to blame her.. Women were very…

— Peter David

“This famed orphan of the storm tended to bob about as helplessly as a cork (embracing the cliché in order to maintain…

— Peter David

“but unable to help himself, he said sulkily, “It’s the smiling”

— Peter David

“YOU SEE THEM SOMETIMES. They're just out of the corner of your eye, when you're not expecting them, and sometimes if you…

— Peter David

“but offered him nothing beyond that. Dodger, for his part, would remove”

— Peter David

“and wherever they chose. The formidable Bill Sikes glowered and menaced and planned robberies. Oliver Twist—to the best of Dodger’s knowledge—was lying…

— Peter David

...They are merely scars, not mortal wounds and you must use them to propel you forward.

— Peter David

“As for Madelyne, she continued to ply her trade. But such a life takes a fast toll on a woman. It is…

— Peter David

In terms of actual audience numbers, I honestly had no idea what to expect [with 'Treachery' ]. It was, after all, not…

— Peter David

“Watch some television programs, or read some books in which vampyres are heroic and charming and sparkle in the daylight, and then…

— Peter David

If we can't alter the tide of events, at least we can be nearby with towels to mop up.

— Peter David

“Thus it has always been: Only in death do worthless people have worth.”

— Peter David

“If I have a bow and arrow, Commander, I don't shoot a padded shaft to my target's left in order to express…

— Peter David

“Faith is an admirable trait. It's good to have faith in another person. But when faith is used as a substitute for…

— Peter David

If by reaction you mean critical reaction, I was confident that we were putting out a quality book [ Treachery]. So I…

— Peter David

“What is that thing? Vampires. Or, as it was spelled at the time, vampyres. Yes, we know: It is difficult to accept,…

— Peter David