Always Quote by Karin Slaughter

I have always been a dark writer.

— George R. R. Martin

I think I was always meant to write dark stories.

— Marie Lu

I've always been drawn to dark, disturbing characters.

— Chad Lindberg

I like exploring both the light parts and the dark parts of a single person. And all of those shades tend to come out…

— Rosemarie DeWitt

I tended to be drawn to the weirder, darker stuff. Horror and sci-fi anthologies.

— Karen Russell

I think it's great when stories are dark and strange and weirdly personal.

— Robin Williams

I've always been a happy-go-lucky person. I haven't got any dark tales, I didn't draw on my own past, I'm from a very normal…

— Vicky McClure

The larger-than-life thing is definitely what I'm after. I've always drawn dark stories. Occasionally, I'll try a perfect hero, but it's a real stretch…

— Frank Miller

I love reading about the supernatural, and time-slip novels, and the mistress of both is Barbara Erskine.

— Alison Weir

I never got too specialized but did like the Southern Gothic writers like William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor.

— Mat Kearney

There are many writers who have influenced me and who I enjoy reading, but Lucille Clifton and Gwendolyn Brooks are at the top of…

— Renee Watson

I'm a dark thoughts writer.

— Ellen Ullman