Mike Carey Quotes

• They used to call the devil the father of lies. But for someone whose sin is meant to be pride, you'd think that lying would leave something of a sour taste. So my theory is that when the devil wants to get something out of you, he doesn't lie at all. He tells you the exact, literal truth. And he lets you find your own way to hell.

  Mike Carey

  Lying, Father, Pride

  "Lucifer" by Mike Carey, Issue 10, "Children and Monsters", Part 1, 1999-2006.

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• We make our own monsters, then fear them for what they show us about ourselves.

  Mike Carey

  Monsters, Shows

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• I know that if a team had a derogatory name for African Americans, I would help those who helped extinguish that name. I have quite a few friends who are Native Americans. And even if I didn’t have Native American friends, the name of the team is disrespectful.

  Mike Carey

  Team, Native American, Names

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• Happy Families. What's that all about, eh? A bloody busted flush is what it is. You surround yourself with other people so the night doesn't seem quite so dark. Shout down the sound of the wind with arguments about whose turn it is to wash the dishes. Best not to kid yourself. Best not to give any hostages to fortune. You're on your own in the end. Always. Where else would you want to be?

  Mike Carey

  Kids, Dark, Night

  "All His Engines". Graphic novel by Mike Carey, January 2005.

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• All stories are lies, but good stories are lies made of light and fire. They lift our hearts out of the dust and out of the grave.

  Mike Carey

  Lying, Heart, Fire

  "Lucifer Book Five".

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• Words are the birds that break cover and show your enemy where you're hiding.

  Mike Carey

  Bird, Enemy, Hiding

  Mike Carey (2008). “The Devil You Know: A Felix Castor Novel”, p.47, Hachette UK

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• An excellent indie horror book with a wholly original premise.

  Mike Carey

  Book, Horror, Excellent

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• Michael: There's nothing here to fear. Lucifer: Well, there's always the truth.

  Mike Carey

  Fear, Lucifer, Wells

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• The world is a book. Some words stand out from the page.

  Mike Carey

  Book, World, Pages

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• I think Louisville will be fired up for this game. They might be in revenge mode. But, this time of the year records, don't mean much. Anything can happen.

  Mike Carey

  Revenge, Mean, Thinking

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• No, there are no special places in hell. Hell is a democracy.

  Mike Carey

  Democracy, Special, Hell

  "Lucifer" by Mike Carey, Issue 9, "Children and Monsters", Prelude, 1999-2006.

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• You use the word "Infinity" very glibly.... Have you ever been there? Time and space are extensions of the mind, the will. Which means that infinity is a purely local phenomenon. You can turn over a stone and find it crawling there. Or you can make it yourself out of whatever materials are at hand.

  Mike Carey

  Mean, Hands, Space

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• I took a strong dislike to him right then to save time and effort later.

  Mike Carey

  Strong, Effort, Dislike

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• Be yourself, until you bleed.

  Mike Carey

  Being Yourself

  "Lucifer". Comic book series by Mike Carey (Issue 72: Evensong, Part 2), 1999-2006.

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• Human beings take social stances, and if you’re respectful of all human beings, you have to decide what you’re going to do and why you’re going to do it.

  Mike Carey

  Respectful, Social, Stance

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• I have stared into the light and you are all my shadows.

  Mike Carey

  Light, Shadow

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• It does no good to run. And it does no good to hide. But I know what it's like. Your brain shuts down, and you follow your instincts. Or, at least, you.

  Mike Carey

  Running, Brain, Doe

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• It's not a holiday until you overdo it!

  Mike Carey

  Holiday

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• When a book is read an irrevocable thing happens — a murder, followed by an imposture. The story in the mind murders the story on the page, and takes its place.

  Mike Carey

  Book, Mind, Stories

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• Those heart-hammering nightmares that start to lose coherence even as you're waking up from them, but that still manage to leave their moldering fingerprints all across your day.

  Mike Carey

  Heart, Wake Up, Coherence

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