184 Quotes by Victor LaValle

Don’t focus on the mishaps; consider the pleasures instead.

I'll show you all things I can spell with a little spilled blood.

Because to watch would be to understand the play isn't being staged for us.

All those tales were told right here, one after the next, each informing the one that came after. History isn't a tale told once, it's a series of revisions.

Nobody ever thinks of himself as a villain, does he? Even monsters hold high opinions of themselves.

I’m always looking for the monster. Not even just in horror. I want them in everything. Just give me the monsters. Logical conclusions don’t satisfy. Monsters satisfy, absolutely.

Human beings are no damn good,” he said. “We are even worse than animals. We like ...”He trailed off, cleared his throat, but his voice hardly reached a whisper.“We like monsters,” he said.

Much of the local population had fled countries under siege, in the midst of war, and had not expected to find such artillery used against citizens of the United States.

If you haven't caused a scene in a psych unit, it's just because you haven't been inside long enough.