Clive Barker: Trending quotes (page 2)

“Often people who are wonderful with animals aren't always terribly good with human beings.”

“The sun rose like a stripper, keeping its glory well covered by cloud till it seemed there'd be no show at all.”

“She had opened a door… and now she was walking with demons. And at the end of her travels, she would have her revenge… Pain had made a sadist of her.”

“Three is the number of those who do holy work;

Two is the number of those who do lover's work;

One is the number of those who do perfect evil

Or perfect good.”

“I dreamt a limitless book,
A book unbound,
Its leaves scattered in fantastic abundance
On every line there was a new horizon drawn,
New heavens supposed;
New states, new souls.”

“…there’s nothing in the world more fun than doing something you’re good at.”

“Flesh could not keep its glamour, nor eyes their sheen. They would go to nothing soon. But monsters are forever.”

“Welcome to the worst nightmare of all, reality!”

“Words are sexier than flesh.”

“Is there any good news?' Tesla said.
Who ever promised that? Who ever said there'd benews?”

“you must be careful with kindness. It's usually mistaken for weakness by stupid people.”

“Evil, however powerful it seemed, could be undone by its own appetite.”

“Witch, do this for me,
Find me a moon
made of longing.
Then cut it sliver thin,
and having cut it,
hang it high
above my beloved's house,
so that she may look up
tonight
and see it,
and seeing it, sigh for me
as I sigh for her,
moon or no moon.”

“We each die countless little deaths on our way to the last. We die out of shame as humiliation. We perish from despair. And, of course, we die for love.”

“Walk with care in dark places, and do not put your faith in anyone who promises you the forgiveness of the Lord or a certain place in Paradise.”

“Give me B movies or give me death!”

“She was a sea: and I had to swim in her.”

“Angels have very nasty tempers. Especially when they’re feeling righteous.”

“O little one,
My little one,
Come with me,
Your life is done.

Forget the future,
Forget the past.
Life is over:
Breathe your last.”