N.L. Gervasio > N.L.'s Quotes

“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
― Edgar Allan Poe

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
― S.G. Tallentyre, The Friends of Voltaire

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are
presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new
evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is
extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it
is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize,
ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.”
― Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks

“There are no heroes...in life, the monsters win.”
― George R. R. Martin

“Use the pain and anger to create something beautiful.”
― N.L. Gervasio

“I haven't dated Clancy—God help me if I do—but he's tipping my all-men-are-jackasses theory completely over the edge of the scale. To add insult to injury, he looks like the damn cover of a romance novel. I hate those covers.”
― N.L. Gervasio, Nemesis

“Just because it looks like a leprechaun and talks like a leprechaun, it doesn't mean it can't act like the little fucking demon it is.”
― N.L. Gervasio, Nemesis