Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Jay Ellisonis an American writer. His principal genre is speculative fiction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth27 May 1934
CityCleveland, OH
CountryUnited States of America
civilization history moral nice record
K is for Kenghis Khan. He was a very nice person. History has no record of him. There is a moral in that, somewhere.
falling-in-love liars people
They minute people fall in love they become liars.
self-esteem typewriters deep-breathing
When you're all alone out there, on the end of the typewriter, with each new story a new appraisal by the world of whether you can still get it up or not, arrogance and self-esteem and deep breathing are all you have. It often looks like egomania. I assure you it's the bold coverup of the absolutely terrified.
looks argument microphones
Don't start an argument with somebody who has a microphone when you don't. They'll make you look like chopped liver.
humorous profound insane
I see all. I hear all. I know all. And I spend a great deal of time in the bathroom.
voice ugly opinion
In my ugly, elitist opinion we are not all entitled to voice our opinions, we are entitled to pass along our informed opinions.
peace war race
For the first time we have a weapon that nobody has used for thirty years. This gives me great hope for the human race.
doe use fluoride
Posing the question: does the god of love use underarm deodorant, vaginal spray and fluoride toothpaste?
science people progress
People don't die from the old diseases any more. They die from new ones, but that's Progress, isn't it? Isn't it?
mistake way egomaniacs
I made as many mistakes as anybody else. I sound as if I'm an egomaniac, and I suppose in some ways I'm filled with hubris because I know how good I am at certain things. But other things, I can't do at all. I can't draw.