"A literary critic is someone who can't write,……" — Brian Lumley
"A literary critic is someone who can't write, but who loves to show he would have been a wonderful writer if only he could!"
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19 Quotes by Brian Lumley
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But I've found that to talk too much about movies is the kiss of death. If it happens then it…
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But other vampire stories? Well, no, I really haven't read too many, and I can't say I'm crazy about romantic…
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But while our parting was mutually acceptable and even expedient, still it was painful. And I would like to think…
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If, like Harry Keogh, I could talk to the dead - God, there are an awful lot of people I…
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I have friends who read my books in Greek.
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Now, when I was in the Army, writing was my hobby.
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And I have to consider myself fortunate, because there are plenty of writers who spend most of a lifetime looking…
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German readers are much like Brits or Americans: They read for the thrill of it, the occasional shudder down the…
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I'll know when the ideas aren't fresh anymore. And I'll know when writing doesn't give me a thrill anymore.
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The Army was my bread and butter.
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The amazing thing now is that most of those so-called critics who were telling me to find my own voice…
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There are lots of other things that I haven't done, places I haven't seen. So eventually I'll have to find…
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