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Billy Martin , known professionally as Poppy Z. Brite, is an American author. He initially achieved notoriety in the gothic horror genre of literature in the early 1990s by publishing a string of successful novels and short story collections. His later work moved into the genre of dark comedy, with many stories set in the New Orleans restaurant world. Martin's novels are typically standalone books but may feature recurring characters from previous novels and short stories. Much of his work features openly bisexual and gay characters. Wikipedia  

✵ 25. May 1967
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Works

Lost Souls
Lost Souls
Poppy Z. Brite
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse
Poppy Z. Brite
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
Poppy Z. Brite
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse
Poppy Z. Brite
Poppy Z. Brite: 11 quotes1 like

Famous Poppy Z. Brite Quotes

“I'm your nightmare. Did you think you were done with nightmares, now you've become one?”

Poppy Z. Brite book Exquisite Corpse

Source: Exquisite Corpse

“When you have too much faith in something, it's bound to hurt you. Too much faith in anything will suck you dry. In this way, all the world is a vampire.”

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Poppy Z. Brite Quotes

“I believe in whatever gets you throught the night. […] Night is the hardest time to be alive. For me, anyway. It lasts so long, and four A. M. knows all my secrets.”

Poppy Z. Brite

“You hold onto what you have; you do not give it up easily, even when you know it is poisoning you.”

Poppy Z. Brite

Source: Wormwood: A Collection of Short Stories

“He has ''. Eddy fumbled for her high school French. 'A heart like an artichoke?' '. He has a leaf for everyone, but makes a meal for no one.”

Poppy Z. Brite

“If you want something, you don't wait for the world to deal it out for you. You take it.”

Poppy Z. Brite Lost Souls

Source: Lost Souls

“Maybe they did what they had to do to live, and tried to get a little love and have a little fun before the darkness took them.”

Poppy Z. Brite Lost Souls

Source: Lost Souls

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