41 Quotes by Peter David

Maybe science is just magic with delusions of lack of grandeur.

There are no such things as happy endings. Never. They’re totally manufactured by fiction writers who choose to end the story on a high point.

As for Madelyne, she continued to ply her trade. But such a life takes a fast toll on a woman. It is easy to be a remote, untouchable beauty and stay that way for many, many years. And if a stunning tapestry is hung upon a wall, it remains unsullied and a work of art. However, if one drapes it across the floor of a pub and all manner of men tread upon it with their heavy boots, it’s going to be worn rather thin, and rather quickly. Such was the case with my mother.

If we can’t alter the tide of events, at least we can be nearby with towels to mop up.

Running from horrors doesn’t help. The only way to deal with them is to meet them head-on.

Faith is an admirable trait. It’s good to have faith in another person. But when faith is used as a substitute for reality, then it becomes a crutch for refusing to deal with that reality.

And to all of you, what it really comes down to is: If you’re buying a book with my name on it, I feel I owe it to you to have it be the best book that I can make it.

Once again I felt light-headed, but this time it wasn’t from the scent of lilacs; it was from the scent of my own death.

As for jokes, I don’t think it’s necessarily that what I write is funny.