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Seth Grahame-Smith is an American author known for his unique literary style and modern interpretations of classic stories. His works often blend history, horror, and humor, and have gained popularity among readers.

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“Some people say "if we split up,we can cover more ground"-with blood”

People Ifs Blood Splits

Author:Seth Grahame-Smith

“It was a sort of peace I have rarely enjoyed since. As if we were the only two souls on earth—all of nature ours to enjoy. I wondered why a creator who had dreamt such beauty would have slandered it with such evil. Such grief. Why He had not been content to leave it unspoilt. I still wonder.”

Ifs Stills Two Soul Earth Evil Enjoy Grief Wonder Creator Enjoyed Two Souls

Author:Seth Grahame-Smith

“‎And when this intoxication has worn away... when every desire is fulfilled and every language learned- when there are no more distant cities to explore; no classics to be studied; not another coin to be stuffed in to one's coffers- what then? One can have all the comforts of the world, but what use are they if there is no comfort in them?”

Ifs World Use Desire Language Cities Comfort Worn Fulfilled Coins Intoxication

Author:Seth Grahame-Smith

“Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do; for I shall not have my best warrior resigned to the service of a man who is fatter than Buddha and duller than the edge of a learning sword.”

Ifs Men Mother Edges Warrior You Again Resigned Mr Collins

Book:Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Source: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

“But if you read Jane Austen, you know that she had a wicked sense of humor. Not only was she funny, but her early writing was very dark and had a gothic tone to it.”

Ifs Knows Writing Dark Tone Wicked Sense Of Humor Jane Gothic Austen

Author:Seth Grahame-Smith

“If a movie has more characters than an audience can keep track of, the audience will get confused and lose interest in the story.”

Ifs Character Stories Interest Loses Audience Track Confused

Author:Seth Grahame-Smith

“If you write really good material, the rest just falls into place. There's really no trick to it.”

Ifs Writing Fall Materials Tricks Fall Into Place

Author:Seth Grahame-Smith

“If a novelist has created vivid characters, interesting relationships, settings the reader can easily imagine, and intriguing stories, a screenwriter has loads to work with. The challenge comes with deciding what to cut and what to keep.”

Ifs Character Stories Challenges Interesting Cutting Imagine Reader Setting Settings Novelists Load Vivid Intriguing Screenwriters

Author:Seth Grahame-Smith

“If you're Stephen King and you have a massive body of huge-selling well-respected work, you can pivot and do whatever you want. I don't have that body of work, I don't have that audience that's comfortable with me enough yet to follow my bliss with me.”

Ifs Want Wells Enough Body Audience Huge Kings Comfortable Selling Bliss Massive Do Whatever You Want

Author:Seth Grahame-Smith

“There are so many stories to tell in the worlds of science fiction, the worlds of fantasy and horror that to confine yourself to even doing historical revisionist fiction, whatever you want to call it - mash-ups, gimmick lit, absurdist fiction - I don't know if I want to do that anymore.”

Ifs Knows World Want Stories Fiction Fantasy Horror Science Fiction Historical Lit Gimmicks

Author:Seth Grahame-Smith

About the Author

Born: January 4, 1976
Known for: Author
Quotes: 99

Books & Sources

Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesRelated source material

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterRelated source material

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance--now with Ultraviolent Zombie MayhemRelated source material

Abraham Lincoln Vampire HunterRelated source material

How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the KillsRelated source material

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