"Hell was a living place inside every membrane of flesh that temporarily passed itself off as human."

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Source : Adam Nevill (2013). “A Horror Omnibus: Apartment 16, The Ritual, Last Days”, p.149, Pan Macmillan

Adam Nevill

#Flesh Quotes #Hell Quotes #Membranes Quotes

“All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.”
“Death and adversity come to us all, but so does life everlasting!”
“When I was 16, I got 'Jamon, Jamon.' Of course, I had to lie about my age. And I had to lie to my parents about the content of the script.”
“The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who perform great feats before friendly crowds. Greatness in major league sports is the ability to win in a stadium filled with people who are pulling for you to lose.”
“I would have to say the most challenging thing about directing is the sheer stamina because... as a director, you're always doing something. Someone always needs to talk to you. There are always decisions to be made and every day for as long as the movie goes on. So it's a marathon... You don't have to look nice, but it's all day every day.”
“I was in New York, miserable because I was working supper clubs but I wasn't expressing myself. I was really unhappy with my life. I saw Max Roach again and he told me I didn't have to do things like that. He made me an honest woman on the stage. I have been performing in that tradition since. I feel that I'm a serious performer now whereas then I wanted to be but I didn't know how.”
“Now, however, I see the folly of attempting to hitch one's wagon to a star with a harness that does not belong to it.”
“I studied harmony and composition in a very spontaneous manner.”

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