5 Quotes & Sayings By Mark Rice

Mark Rice is a New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Forever War and The Queen of Blood. He is also the author of the highly acclaimed Mythos series for young adults, including The Deathless, The Dead City, and The Deathless Riddle. Mark lives with his wife in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1
Dying is the fastest route to fame for an aspiring rock star. The dead man’s melodies become profound, acquiring deep mystery and rising into a realm beyond the reach of human criticism. In the stopping of a heartbeat, the rocker is transformed from decadent, depraved hedonist into misunderstood genius. Aye, death and musical stardom go together like Scotland and rain. Mark Rice
2
Things began to go wrong when I was seventeen. My band’s twenty-year-old lead guitarist earned seven years in jail for a drug-fuelled spree of violence. The other band members were quick to let go of their musical dreams, but I never did. They did the ‘mature’ thing: after writing off the band as a teenage fantasy, they got real jobs and made some money. They called it growing up. I called it giving up. Mark Rice
3
The Devil has all the best tunes? My arse! Metalville just got a new sheriff. Mark Rice
4
I lay in bed that night, a first-time drunkard at seven years of age, pondering the punishment I knew would arrive on callused palms. In the forest, as if sensing my plight, wolves howled nocturnal laments. The magnificent lunar lullabies of my lupine brethren wooed me into a deep and cleansing sleep. Mark Rice