“If you're a freelance writer and aren't used to being ignored, neglected, and generally given short shrift, you must not have been in the business very long.” IfsWritingLongHas BeensUsedGivenIgnoredNeglectedBeing Ignored Author:Poppy Z. Brite
“If you want something, you don't wait for the world to deal it out for you. You take it.” IfsWorldWantWaitingDealsWant Something Author:Poppy Z. Brite
“The sky is purple, the flare of a match behind a cupped hand is gold; the liquor is green, bright green, made from a thousand herbs, made from altars. Those who know enough to drink Chartreuse at Mardi Gras are lucky, because the distilled essence of the town burns in their bellies. Chartreuse glows in the dark, and if you drink enough of it, your eyes will turn bright green.” IfsKnowsMadeEnoughHandsEyeTurnsDarkBehindsSkyDrinkThousandLuckyGoldEssenceTownsGreenBellyPurpleAltarsLiquorHerbsFlareMardi GrasGlow In The DarkChartreuse Author:Poppy Z. Brite
“If you find yourself imitating another writer, that doesn't have to be a bad thing, especially if you are a young or a new writer. However, you should be conscious of exactly how you are imitating him - word choice, sentence structure, motifs? - and think about why you're doing it.” IfsThinkingShouldWritingYoungChoicesConsciousStructureSentencesFinding YourselfBad ThingsImitatingMotifsWord ChoiceSentence Structure Author:Poppy Z. Brite
“If you’re ever lucky enough to belong somewhere, if a place takes you in and you take it into yourself, you don't desert it just because it can kill you. There are things more valuable than life.” IfsEnoughLuckyValuableDesert Author:Poppy Z. Brite
