My father was one of the first six guys ashore on Iwo Jima. He's 86 years old now, and every single night of his life, he has nightmares, and he wakes yelling. Jeff Lindsay ashorefatherguy Change image and share on social
Everybody believes that capital punishment is wrong, but when they look at certain cases, they're quick to say, 'Put them to death,' or scream 'capital punishment.' Jeff Lindsay believecapitalcase Change image and share on social
We all pretend, we all hide things, so why not take the concept to an extreme? That is the basic idea for the character of Dexter. Pretend to be human, while quietly and carefully living out the life of a monster on the side. Jeff Lindsay basiccarefullycharacter share on social
Good writing does not come from verbiage but from words. Jeff Lindsay goodverbiageword Change image and share on social
I wish to God I was organized enough to tell you that, 'Yes, there will be 14 books, and this one will go here, and that one will go there'... but to be honest, I hardly know what I'm going to do when I get up in the morning. Jeff Lindsay bookgodhonest share on social
We're predators; we don't eat meat because it's handy, we eat meat because we have a taste for blood. Jeff Lindsay bloodeathandy Change image and share on social
Pretending is the basis of civilised society, and it is sometimes necessary for all of us. Without it we are nothing more than a pack of snarling dogs. Jeff Lindsay basiscivilisedog Change image and share on social
I certainly try to avoid getting bogged down in forensics. There is certainly a whole lot of other writers who know a lot more than me about it. I know enough about it to do a little bit of background on laboratory techniques and stuff. But it kind of bores me. Jeff Lindsay avoidbackgroundbite share on social
When I was a playwright earlier in my career - my senior project in high school was my first produced play - I used to put on the title page: 'A tragedy with laughs.' Jeff Lindsay careerearlyhigh Change image and share on social
What my research told me is that a psychopath cannot change. You're born like that. Jeff Lindsay bearchangepsychopath Change image and share on social
