John Shirley Quotes (11 Quotes)

I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.

I call attention to the dark side maybe a little bit for mutual catharsis but also to try to paint the universe as it is - both sides of it.

I am more conservative now, in some ways - but I'm not a conservative. I'm just in favor of order (intelligent and tolerant order though) over chaos now. I think this is wisdom and not decay.

Labels only confuse people. The smarter people recognize artists who transcend categories. But I always try to entertain. It's in my nature; writers are born to entertain. If that means working ostensibly within a genre, fine.

Innocence could be considered a discrete state of mind.

I think paranoia can be instructive in the right doses. Paranoia is a skill.

I'm cursed with empathy. I'm also by nature way too opinionated.

Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them.

Bob Sachs is not the only client who wants a more finished look. People from out of state still see the 'Old West,' mining-camp look as new and exciting, but most don't want splinters from unfinished wood in their houses. The taste is more grown-up,

I'm trying to trick people into thinking about the unthinkable by using pop culture images.

I get drunk writing words. I don't drink or do drugs, but I get so carried away with writing that I get inebriated from it.