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Facts about Brian Lumley

Occup.Writer
FromEngland
BornFebruary 2, 1937
Age87 years

Summary

Brian Lumley is a famous Writer from England, he/she is 87 years old and still alive, born February 2, 1937.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous. Our collection contains 18 quotes who is written / told by Brian.

18 Famous quotes by Brian Lumley

Small: Now, when I was in the Army, writing was my hobby
"Now, when I was in the Army, writing was my hobby"
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Small: German readers are much like Brits or Americans: They read for the thrill of it, the occasional shudder
"German readers are much like Brits or Americans: They read for the thrill of it, the occasional shudder down the spine, knowing it's not real - but looking over their shoulders anyway, just in case"
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Small: The Army was my bread and butter
"The Army was my bread and butter"
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Small: I should think just about every young writer - which I was at the time - would be influenced by HPL.
"I should think just about every young writer - which I was at the time - would be influenced by HPL. As an American writer of weird fiction, he was at the top of the class"
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Small: Writers are in the entertainment business, and it gives me lots of pleasure to entertain my readers
"Writers are in the entertainment business, and it gives me lots of pleasure to entertain my readers"
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Small: Weve got one life and the older we get the more we come to realize how short it is
"We've got one life and the older we get the more we come to realize how short it is"
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Small: If I had killed Crow off I can think of least six novels I would never have written, 400,000 words wort
"If I had killed Crow off I can think of least six novels I would never have written, 400,000 words' worth of very necessary experience"
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Small: I have friends who read my books in Greek
"I have friends who read my books in Greek"
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Small: But theres a little guy who sits astride my brain with a whip, and if Im away from the machine for more
"But there's a little guy who sits astride my brain with a whip, and if I'm away from the machine for more than a couple of hours during the day, this little guy's lashing away"
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Small: If, like Harry Keogh, I could talk to the dead - God, there are an awful lot of people I would like to
"If, like Harry Keogh, I could talk to the dead - God, there are an awful lot of people I would like to speak to! Not least my father. Being in the army for 22 years, I didn't see enough of him, and I know there are a great many things I could have learned from him"
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Small: But other vampire stories? Well, no, I really havent read too many, and I cant say Im crazy about roman
"But other vampire stories? Well, no, I really haven't read too many, and I can't say I'm crazy about romantic vampires anyway - to me the vampire is simply an evil monster"
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Small: And I have to consider myself fortunate, because there are plenty of writers who spend most of a lifeti
"And I have to consider myself fortunate, because there are plenty of writers who spend most of a lifetime looking for that certain something without ever finding it"
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Small: There are lots of other things that I havent done, places I havent seen. So eventually Ill have to find
"There are lots of other things that I haven't done, places I haven't seen. So eventually I'll have to find time for those things while there still is time"
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Small: Ill know when the ideas arent fresh anymore. And Ill know when writing doesnt give me a thrill anymore
"I'll know when the ideas aren't fresh anymore. And I'll know when writing doesn't give me a thrill anymore"
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Small: A literary critic is someone who cant write, but who loves to show he would have been a wonderful write
"A literary critic is someone who can't write, but who loves to show he would have been a wonderful writer if only he could!"
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Small: The amazing thing now is that most of those so-called critics who were telling me to find my own voice
"The amazing thing now is that most of those so-called critics who were telling me to find my own voice seem to have lost theirs"
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Small: Now, after 18 years, not a sign of Lovecraft in my work
"Now, after 18 years, not a sign of Lovecraft in my work"
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Small: But Ive found that to talk too much about movies is the kiss of death. If it happens then it happens, i
"But I've found that to talk too much about movies is the kiss of death. If it happens then it happens, is all"
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