“This brings me joy, because if I'm dead, that means you all are surely sitting around my table, breaking bread together. I'm sure many of you are wondering why you are here tonight. And I shall leave you in suspense no longer, as I'm not a writer of thrills but of horror. So we bring on the fear.” DeathFearHorrorWriter Book:How to Survive a Horror Story Source: How to Survive a Horror Story
“Mortimer would look at her seductive photo shoots and ditzy marketing ploys and give her a stern stare. "This is not who you are. Stop dulling yourself so that you won't intimidate people, Crystal. If people fear you for your tenacity and determination, then so be it.” FearDeterminationDullDiminishIntimidate Book:How to Survive a Horror Story Source: How to Survive a Horror Story
“Maybe it's just as sad when bad people die, because they never lived long enough to redeem themselves." Crystal turns away and starts heading toward the door, her upper lip twitching. "No. Monsters deserve to die the way they were born: unredeemable.” LifeDeathSadRedemptionResigned Book:How to Survive a Horror Story Source: How to Survive a Horror Story
“It's always the most beautiful people who go around telling everyone else that life doesn't have to be so hard.” LifeBeautifulDifficultyWarped Book:How to Survive a Horror Story Source: How to Survive a Horror Story
“All her English professors say the best authors write what they know, but all Melanie knows is what has already been written. Petra is always on her case about going out into the world, experiencing things, but Melanie prefers to spend her time in her own reading chair at home. There she can sit with the quiet and not worry about filling a silence, coming up with something to add to a conversation. Petra always says Melanie is too worried about what people think, that Melanie truly believes no one will think what she has to say is worth listening to. Maybe Petra is right.” DreamsWriteAuthorsExperiencesAfraid Book:How to Survive a Horror Story Source: How to Survive a Horror Story
“That's the word for him. "Unbelievable." If you'd known Mortimer like I did, you'd understand. He sees reality as... well, as a first draft. Plenty of space to edit the truth the way he likes it.” LifeRealityTruthEditFirst Draft Book:How to Survive a Horror Story Source: How to Survive a Horror Story