James P. Blaylock Quotes & Sayings

Considering the number of ghastly love poems that had been written and which seemed fairly clearly a waste of everyone's time, Jonathan couldn't help but be surprised that coffee hadn't been thus immortalized. — James P. Blaylock

Strange things are said to have happened in this world - some are said to be happening still - but half of them, if I'm any judge, are lies. — James P. Blaylock

There was a time when that kind of thing looked like the kingdom of heaven, but somewhere along the line it had lost its glow. Maybe that was just the cost of growing up. And maybe the cost of growing up was too high. — James P. Blaylock

He'd given up squid merchanting when he'd found that the creatures inhabited his dreams, all leggy and cold. — James P. Blaylock

If he set out right now to make a list of the things he had taken for granted in his life, he'd go broke buying paper. — James P. Blaylock

Anger is seldom a useful emotion, and the more self-righteous the anger, the less useful it is. — James P. Blaylock