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The Army was my bread and butter.

~Brian Lumley

Topics: Army Bread Butter

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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.

~Brian Lumley

Topics: Crow Experience Had Least Necessary Never Novels Off Six Think Very Words Worth Would Written I Can

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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.

~Brian Lumley

Topics: About American Class Every Fiction He Influenced Just Should Think Time Top Weird Which Would Writer Young

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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.

~Brian Lumley

Topics: Army Awful Awful Lot Being Could Dead Enough Father God Great Harry Him Know Learned Least Like Lot Many People See Speak Talk Things Would Years

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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.

~Brian Lumley

Topics: About Anyway Crazy Evil Many Me Monster Other Read Really Romantic Say Simply Stories Too Vampire Vampires Well

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I have friends who read my books in Greek.

~Brian Lumley

Topics: Books Friends Greek Read Who

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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.

~Brian Lumley

Topics: American Anyway Brits Case Down German Just Knowing Like Looking Much Occasional Over Read Readers Real Shoulders Shudder Spine Thrill

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But I've found that to talk too much about movies is the kiss of death. If it happens then it happens, is all.

~Brian Lumley

Topics: About Death Found Happens Kiss Movies Much Talk Then Too Too Much

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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.

~Brian Lumley

Topics: Because Certain Consider Ever Finding Fortunate Lifetime Looking Most Myself Plenty Something Spend Who Without Writers

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I'll know when the ideas aren't fresh anymore. And I'll know when writing doesn't give me a thrill anymore.

~Brian Lumley

Topics: Anymore Fresh Give Give Me Ideas Know Me Thrill Writing

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: February 2nd, 1937

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