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Rick Yancey Quotes

Then the door flew open and Mr. Faulks told us to head over to the gym. I thought that was really smart. Get all of us in one place so the aliens didn’t have to waste a lot of ammunition Picture Quote #1

And in more than half the pictures, she isn’t looking at the camera; she’s looking at him. Not the way I would look at Ben Parish, all squishy around the eyes. She looks at Evan fiercely, like, This here? It’s mine Picture Quote #1

Maybe the last human being on Earth won’t die of starvation or exposure or as a meal of wild animals. Maybe the last one to die will be killed by the last one alive Picture Quote #1

I’m not encouraged by the silence. I can think of no benign reason for it. I’m afraid we may expect something closer to Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas than a scene from Close Encounters, and we all know how that turned out for the Native Americans Picture Quote #1

He barely knew I existed. I knew some of the same people he knew, but I was a girl in the background, several degrees of seperation removed Picture Quote #1

Human beings are remarkably resilient. When you think about it, our species has been teetering upon the edge of the existential cliff since Hiroshima. In short, we endure Picture Quote #1

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My first favourite book was Are You My Mother? A picture book about a lost bird. After that my favourites changed almost yearly. I loved everything by Roald Dahl, but my favourite was probably Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. A librarian gave me a first edition of that book, which I treasure Picture Quote #1

Sci-Fi is the genre that explored both possibilities: the end of our existential crisis and the end of our existence. My novel, The 5th Wave, explores the latter scenario, because, frankly, I believe it represents the likeliest outcome of an extraterrestrial encounter. In short, if theyre out there, we better hope they never find us Picture Quote #1

I got a very late start at fatherhood. I’m a late bloomer in general. It took me seven years to get through four years of college. I was five years away from 40 before I had a family, and I had never been around kids much at all. All of a sudden, I was around three boys all the time Picture Quote #1

The way we learn to write is the way we learn to talk: We listen to others and start mimicking speech, and that’s how we come to become speakers. Writers you admire, you admire the way they plot, you admire the way they create a character, you admire the way they put a sentence together, those are the writers you should be reading Picture Quote #1

My foray into young adult lit was by no means planned. I wrote the first ‘Alfred Kropp’ book as an adult novel, which everyone loved but no one would publish - until I changed my protagonist from a thirty-something P.I. into a 15-year-old kid. After that, it was off to the races, and I am so glad Picture Quote #1

I’ve always wanted to write science fiction. It was one of my first loves, and I knew if I became a writer someday I’d probably write something in the science fiction vein, but I hesitated for a long while because it’s such well-trod ground Picture Quote #1

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I always feel trepidation at the beginning of every project. I worry about so many things. Time to get it right, the skill to do it justice, the will to finish. I also worry about more mundane things, like what if my computer crashes and I’ve forgotten to back up the manuscript? Picture Quote #1

I think we’re seriously screwed when the men with guns decided to help the bad guys Picture Quote #1

It isn’t that the lies are too beautiful to resist. It’s that the truth is too hideous to face Picture Quote #1

Ever since I was young, 14 or 15, I wondered if you could write a book that combined the visceral thrill of watching a movie with the total immersion you feel when you’re inside a good book. And I had some success as a screenwriter before I began writing books Picture Quote #1

Crazy people. They never think they’re crazy. Their craziness makes perfect sense to them Picture Quote #1

I don’t move. I wait behind my log, terrified. Over the past ten minutes, it’s become such a dear friend, I consider naming it: Howard, my pet log Picture Quote #1

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One lesson I learned from ‘The Monstrumologist’ was never to get too attached to your own characters. That’s harder in practice than in theory. At the end of the third book - which coincided with the end of my contract - I was an emotional wreck. I mourned Will Henry and Warthrop Picture Quote #1

I dab at the blood with some gauze from the kit, fighting back hysterical giggles. I blame it on the unbearable stress, not on the fact that I’m wiping Evan Walker’s ass Picture Quote #1

In every creepy movie ever made, the barn is the prime nesting ground for the things you don’t know you’re looking for and always regret finding Picture Quote #1

There’s an old saying about truth setting you free. Don’t buy it. Sometimes the truth slams the cell door shut and throws a thousand bolts Picture Quote #1

One of the joys of a really good book is that you’re so into the world of the book, you forget what you’re looking at is words on a page Picture Quote #1

Maybe you reach a certain point in evolution where boredom is the greatest threat to your survival. Maybe this isn’t a planetary takeover at all, but a game. Like a kid pulling wings off flies Picture Quote #1

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I thought I knew what loneliness was before he found me, but I had no clue. You don’t know what real loneliness is until you’ve known the opposite Picture Quote #1

Poets never die, I thought. They just fail in the end Picture Quote #1

To hell with monsters and to hell with men. There is no difference to me Picture Quote #1

It isn’t up to me to break his heart; that’s time’s job Picture Quote #1

Why did they come billions of miles just to stare at us? It’s rude Picture Quote #1

Perhaps that is our doom, our human curse, to never really know one another Picture Quote #1

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Then the door flew open and Mr. Faulks told us to head over to the gym. I thought that was really smart. Get all of us in one place so the aliens didn’t have to waste a lot of ammunition (Rick Yancey Quotes) And in more than half the pictures, she isn’t looking at the camera; she’s looking at him. Not the way I would look at Ben Parish, all squishy around the eyes. She looks at Evan fiercely, like, This here? It’s mine (Rick Yancey Quotes) Maybe the last human being on Earth won’t die of starvation or exposure or as a meal of wild animals. Maybe the last one to die will be killed by the last one alive (Rick Yancey Quotes) I’m not encouraged by the silence. I can think of no benign reason for it. I’m afraid we may expect something closer to Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas than a scene from Close Encounters, and we all know how that turned out for the Native Americans (Rick Yancey Quotes) He barely knew I existed. I knew some of the same people he knew, but I was a girl in the background, several degrees of seperation removed (Rick Yancey Quotes) Human beings are remarkably resilient. When you think about it, our species has been teetering upon the edge of the existential cliff since Hiroshima. In short, we endure (Rick Yancey Quotes) My first favourite book was Are You My Mother? A picture book about a lost bird. After that my favourites changed almost yearly. I loved everything by Roald Dahl, but my favourite was probably Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. A librarian gave me a first edition of that book, which I treasure (Rick Yancey Quotes) Sci-Fi is the genre that explored both possibilities: the end of our existential crisis and the end of our existence. My novel, The 5th Wave, explores the latter scenario, because, frankly, I believe it represents the likeliest outcome of an extraterrestrial encounter. In short, if theyre out there, we better hope they never find us (Rick Yancey Quotes) I got a very late start at fatherhood. I’m a late bloomer in general. It took me seven years to get through four years of college. I was five years away from 40 before I had a family, and I had never been around kids much at all. All of a sudden, I was around three boys all the time (Rick Yancey Quotes) The way we learn to write is the way we learn to talk: We listen to others and start mimicking speech, and that’s how we come to become speakers. Writers you admire, you admire the way they plot, you admire the way they create a character, you admire the way they put a sentence together, those are the writers you should be reading (Rick Yancey Quotes) My foray into young adult lit was by no means planned. I wrote the first ‘Alfred Kropp’ book as an adult novel, which everyone loved but no one would publish - until I changed my protagonist from a thirty-something P.I. into a 15-year-old kid. After that, it was off to the races, and I am so glad (Rick Yancey Quotes) I’ve always wanted to write science fiction. It was one of my first loves, and I knew if I became a writer someday I’d probably write something in the science fiction vein, but I hesitated for a long while because it’s such well-trod ground (Rick Yancey Quotes) I always feel trepidation at the beginning of every project. I worry about so many things. Time to get it right, the skill to do it justice, the will to finish. I also worry about more mundane things, like what if my computer crashes and I’ve forgotten to back up the manuscript? (Rick Yancey Quotes) I think we’re seriously screwed when the men with guns decided to help the bad guys (Rick Yancey Quotes) It isn’t that the lies are too beautiful to resist. It’s that the truth is too hideous to face. (Rick Yancey Quotes) Ever since I was young, 14 or 15, I wondered if you could write a book that combined the visceral thrill of watching a movie with the total immersion you feel when you’re inside a good book. And I had some success as a screenwriter before I began writing books. (Rick Yancey Quotes) Crazy people. They never think they’re crazy. Their craziness makes perfect sense to them. (Rick Yancey Quotes) I don’t move. I wait behind my log, terrified. Over the past ten minutes, it’s become such a dear friend, I consider naming it: Howard, my pet log. (Rick Yancey Quotes) One lesson I learned from ‘The Monstrumologist’ was never to get too attached to your own characters. That’s harder in practice than in theory. At the end of the third book - which coincided with the end of my contract - I was an emotional wreck. I mourned Will Henry and Warthrop. (Rick Yancey Quotes) I dab at the blood with some gauze from the kit, fighting back hysterical giggles. I blame it on the unbearable stress, not on the fact that I’m wiping Evan Walker’s ass. (Rick Yancey Quotes) In every creepy movie ever made, the barn is the prime nesting ground for the things you don’t know you’re looking for and always regret finding. (Rick Yancey Quotes) There’s an old saying about truth setting you free. Don’t buy it. Sometimes the truth slams the cell door shut and throws a thousand bolts. (Rick Yancey Quotes) One of the joys of a really good book is that you’re so into the world of the book, you forget what you’re looking at is words on a page. (Rick Yancey Quotes) Maybe you reach a certain point in evolution where boredom is the greatest threat to your survival. Maybe this isn’t a planetary takeover at all, but a game. Like a kid pulling wings off flies. (Rick Yancey Quotes) I thought I knew what loneliness was before he found me, but I had no clue. You don’t know what real loneliness is until you’ve known the opposite. (Rick Yancey Quotes) Poets never die, I thought. They just fail in the end (Rick Yancey Quotes) To hell with monsters and to hell with men. There is no difference to me (Rick Yancey Quotes) It isn’t up to me to break his heart; that’s time’s job (Rick Yancey Quotes) Why did they come billions of miles just to stare at us? It’s rude (Rick Yancey Quotes) Perhaps that is our doom, our human curse, to never really know one another (Rick Yancey Quotes)

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