179 Quotes by Tanith Lee

Hope is a punishable offense. The verdict is always death; one more death of the heart.

No one more cynical than an idealist.

Pirates have always fascinated me.

I was reading some complex books in my own youth-and no, I didnt always understand every word, let alone every concept-but I got the main thrust, which was like a lifeline in a fluctuating world.

Im a devotee of Dracula, which was a pathfinder in horror and vampire fiction.

Im writing what comes into my head, or through me, or from somewhere else, and it is the most extraordinary, exciting thing. I love it, and Im very greedy, and I really enjoy it!

When I started as a writer, I knew nothing about publishing-nothing about anything!

People are always the start for meanimals. When I can get into their heads, gods, supernatural beings,immortals, the deadthese are all people to me.

The dictate of the light says: Know yourself and what you are. The dark replies, By all means, but then become afraid.