Laurell K. Hamilton Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“If you're open to it, New Orleans will teach you about yourself, but if you want to hide from who you really are, the city will help you do that, too.”

“I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will.”

“It was just you had to be strong, and if you weren't strong you're a victim and you're not going to make it. That was the reality when I was growing up.”

“One of my rules is never explain. A writer is a lot like a magician, if you explain how the trick works then a lot of the magic turns mundane.”

“I love animals, always have, and it seemed natural to help the ASPCA. Animals have no voice of their own, so we have to be that voice.”

“I think like a detective.”

“Readers respond to every genre intensely, if it's a genre that appeals to them. Again, who can say why anyone enjoys horror and dark fantasy? If I can't answer the question for myself, I wouldn't dream of trying to answer it for others.”

“You either mellow at 30, or your head explodes - take your choice.”

“You give the reader a sense of a full meal.”

“Most of the monsters... are based on some sort of mythology. Every culture and even some geographical areas have monsters and mythology that is their own.”