8 Quotes & Sayings By Josh Malerman

Josh Malerman is the author of five novels, including "The City of Mirrors" (Tor), which was on the 2013 National Book Award longlist. His work has appeared in or will appear in many other publications, including "The New York Times Magazine," "The Paris Review," "Granta," "Harper's" and the 2014 edition of the Best American Nonrequired Reading. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and son.

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Your baby is smarter than you think. Josh Malerman
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How can she expect her children to dream as big as the stars if they can't lift their heads to gaze upon them? Josh Malerman
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In my imagination, the Editor meditated in a mountain-cave, espoused the rules of grammar, and frowned upon speculative fiction. Josh Malerman
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It's better to face madness with a plan than to sit still and let it take you in pieces. Josh Malerman
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You're going to have to open your eyes. Josh Malerman
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I wrote my first book in fifth grade. It was about a dog that goes to outer space and is an ambassador for Earth. Josh Malerman
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After college, I went on a real big classics kick. Read everything by Faulkner, Hemingway, Woolf, Proust, Dostoevsky. And that classics train dropped me off at 'Dracula.' Halfway through it, I understood I'd never be going back, never 'leaving' the genre again. Since then, I've been on a fairly strict horror diet. Josh Malerman