138 Quotes by Joe R. Lansdale

I don't want people reading my books just because they're horror or mysteries. I want them to read them because they're Joe Lansdale books.

The simple fact is, the more people who buy your books, the more are likely to read you. That's what I'd like to see happen.

Every time I've ever gotten close to being successful, I've found some way to screw it up.

I've done very well financially and sold a lot because I've had a multiple method of attack as a writer. That's a conscious strategy.

Psychologists and psychiatrists send me cards and say, 'Hey, I love your books.'

I always write like the devil's behind me with a whip. I'm going to write because I like it. Then I'm going to write another.

Twain is my keystone. He reminds me of my people because that's the way they told stories.

I really hate racism because I saw people denied possibilities.

The bottom line is, Texas and its people are pretty much what most people mean when they use the broader term 'America.'