86 Quotes by Robert Bloch

Mary started to scream, and then the curtains parted further and a hand appeared, holding a butcher's knife. It was the knife that, a moment later, cut off her scream.And her head.

The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on.

I have the heart of a child. I keep it in a jar on my shelf.

Hutchison's Law:Any occurrence requiring undivided attention will be accompanied by a compelling distraction.

I always carry a pistol when I go [to the New York Public Library]. Never did trust those stone lions.

Mothers sometimes are overly possessive, but not all children allow themselves to be possessed.

People hear that I am a horror writer and they think that I must be a monster, but actually I have the heart of a small child - I keep it in a jar on my desk.

I haven't had this much fun since the rats ate my baby sister

So I had this problem -- work or starve. So I thought I'd combine the two and decided to become a writer.