I hadn't stopped fearing the chance of passing on an illness, but that fear had become balanced by the observation that being ill wasn't the same as being beaten. Victor LaValle balancebeatchance Change image and share on social
Clothes are a kind of uniform. A nun's habit, a surgeon's scrubs, a cop's uniform. People often say that when they put on a certain uniform, they actually think of themselves differently. Victor LaValle clothecopdifferently Change image and share on social
I can't inhabit my characters until I know what kind of work they do. This requires research because my jobs for the last decade have been author and professor, and I'd like to spare the world more author or professor novels. Victor LaValle authorcharacterdecade share on social
If you want to learn the true nature of a child you have to watch how she plays. If you want to learn the true nature of an adult you have to watch how she does her job. Victor LaValle adultchildjob Change image and share on social
Education is gathering information and reading... No human being can thrive without some form of education. How you get it is up to you - the important thing is that you get it. Victor LaValle educationformgather Change image and share on social
The horror genre is vast and full of brilliance. Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Herman Melville, the book of Esther. I'll happily join that list. Victor LaValle bookbrillianceesther Change image and share on social
Fear warps our understanding of reality and even our ability to see reality clearly. Victor LaValle abilityfearreality Change image and share on social
'The Devil's Dictionary' reads like a collection of great Twitter posts. And as people do with tweets, they can swipe Bierce's best lines and recite them as nearly their own. The reflected glory of reposting. Victor LaValle biercecollectiondevil share on social
I weighed 25 stone, and I didn't stand nine feet tall, so the weight didn't sit well on me. As big as a house? No. I was as big as an estate. Victor LaValle bigestatefoot Change image and share on social
For as long as I could remember, the person in E23 pasted the same Halloween decoration, a witch with a giant wart on her crone's nose, but whenever kids rang, the tenant wouldn't answer. At first, kids figured they'd just missed the guy: bad timing. But it seemed impossible that all of us missed him every year. Victor LaValle answerbadcrone share on social