Mike Carey famous quotes

03-28-2025

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

#Fear #Lucifer #Wells
All stories are lies. But good stories are lies made from light and fire. And they lift our hearts out of the dust, and out of the grave.
-- Mike Carey

#Lying #Heart #Dust
I have stared into the light and you are all my shadows.
-- Mike Carey

#Light #Shadow
When a book is read an irrevocable thing happens â€” 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 #Pages
I took a strong dislike to him right then to save time and effort later.
-- Mike Carey

#Strong #Effort #Dislike
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 #Coherence #Waking
Be yourself, until you bleed.
-- Mike Carey

#Being Yourself
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
We make our own monsters, then fear them for what they show us about ourselves.
-- Mike Carey

#Monsters #Shows
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
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 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
Words are the birds that break cover and show your enemy where you're hiding.
-- Mike Carey

#Bird #Enemy #Hiding
An excellent indie horror book with a wholly original premise.
-- Mike Carey

#Book #Horror #Excellent
The world is a book. Some words stand out from the page.
-- Mike Carey

#Book #World #Pages
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
No, there are no special places in hell. Hell is a democracy.
-- Mike Carey

#Democracy #Special #Hell
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
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
It's not a holiday until you overdo it!
-- Mike Carey

#Holiday

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