The Very Best of Caitlín R. Kiernan Quotes

“Orpheus’ mistake wasn’t that he turned and looked back towards Eurydice and Hell, but that he ever thought he could escape. Same with Lot’s wife. Averting our eyes does not change the fact that we are marked.”
― Caitlín R. Kiernan, The Very Best of Caitlín R. Kiernan

“It is not the task of the writer to “tell all,” or even to decide what to leave in, but to decide what to leave out.”
― Caitlín R. Kiernan, The Very Best of Caitlín R. Kiernan