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Simon Richard Green is a British science fiction and fantasy author.

Green was born in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. He holds a degree in modern English and American literature from the University of Leicester. He began his writing career in 1973, sold his first story Manslayer in 1976, and published his first full-length work, Awake, Awake, Ye Northern Winds in 1979. Green began his rise to success in 1988 when he sold seven novels and in 1989 when he received a commission to write the bestselling novelization of the Kevin Costner film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, which has sold more than 370,000 copies. Since 1990, Green has written dozens more novels and short stories, placing him among the more prolific science fiction authors to date. He currently resides in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom where he continues to write. Wikipedia  

✵ 25. August 1955
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Famous Simon R. Green Quotes

“I went to a house that was not a house. I opened a door that was not a door. And what I saw, I saw.”

Simon R. Green

Source: Something from the Nightside

“There are any number of magical creatures, mostly female, whose singing can bring about horror and death. Sirens, undines, banshees, Bananarama tribute bands…”

Simon R. Green

Source: Nightingale's Lament

“Wait. You've got principles? We'll have to update your file.”

Simon R. Green

A Hard Day's Knight

“Nothing is hidden, nothing is ever lost, nothing is ever forgotten. That's always been part of my problem.”

Simon R. Green

Source: Drinking Midnight Wine

Simon R. Green Quotes

“Keep your mind too open, and you never know what might walk in.”

Simon R. Green

Source: Drinking Midnight Wine

“After all, you’re only an immortal until someone manages to kill you. After that, you were just long-lived.”

Simon R. Green

Source: The Bride Wore Black Leather

“It's hard to maintain a reputation for being grim and mysterious when you're accompanied by a brightly clad young thing, skipping merrily along at your side, holding your hand, and smiling sweetly on one and all.”

Simon R. Green

Source: The Unnatural Inquirer

“The cream-tiled walls were spattered here and there with old dried bloodstains, deep gouges that might have been clawmarks, and all kinds of graffiti. As usual, someone had spelt Cthulhu wrongly.”

Simon R. Green

Source: Something from the Nightside

“If you don't trust anyone, they can't let you down.”

Simon R. Green

Source: Ghostworld

“When God wanted a city levelled, or all the first-born slaughtered in one night, he sent an angel.”

Simon R. Green

Source: Drinking Midnight Wine

“What is the world coming to, when you can't even trust a rogue vicar and her demon lover?”

Simon R. Green

Source: Just Another Judgement Day

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