Edward Lee Quotes & Sayings

When we take life for granted, we're assholes. Every day we wake up and the world's still turning- that's a great day. — Edward Lee

Boy, are you fuckin' those worms again? — Edward Lee

Around 1980, I'd been writing short stories, all to no success; so I wrote a fan letter to Stephen King and asked "How long should it take an aspiring writer to either get published or know when to give up?" Lo and behold, King wrote back to me in long hand with blue flair pen on 14-inch paper, purveying a very nice, helpful note; in it he said my letter proved a "command of the language," that I should never give up, and that it would take years to succeed, not months. "That's cold comfort but it's the truth." This was the ultimate encouragement for a young writer to be who didn't know shit about the market. I took Mr. King's advice and actually sold my first novel little more than a year later. I'll always be copiously grateful for this advice, and it's the same advice I give aspiring writers now (along with the story of King's reply!). — Edward Lee

On the coldest day of winter, I wouldn't give you the steam off my shit — Edward Lee

Here, though, the police do not exist to protect and serve. They exist to maintain terror through unimaginable atrocity. — Edward Lee

He looked like something more than human, or something less. — Edward Lee

Morris chopped off the girl's hand with a hatchet then guttered laughter. The poor mulato wailed, her stump pumping.
"What'choo do that for!" Cutton bellowed. He hadn't even gotten his trousers off before Morris had pulled this move. — Edward Lee

God's already pissed off. He has been for five thousand years, and He's sick to the nucleus of His soul. He's not going to show Himself - you're not worth His time. God's gone. He's fuckin' busy, man. — Edward Lee