Warren Ellis quotes

You're miserable, edgy and tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism. (Warren Ellis)
Journalism is just a gun. It's only got one bullet in it, but if you aim right, that's all you need. Aim it right, and you can blow a kneecap off the world. View quote
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If you believe that your thoughts originate inside your brain, do you also believe that television shows are made inside your television set? View quote
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Tradition:' one of those words conservative people use as a shortcut to thinking. View quote
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Drinking is fun! It makes me feel horrible and sexy! View quote
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Be authentic to your dreams. Be authentic to your own idea about yourself. Grind away at your own minds and bodies until you become your own invention. Be Mad Scientists. View quote
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Scotch whisky is made from barley and the morning dew on angel's nipples. View quote
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There's one hole in every revolution, large or small. And it's one word long- PEOPLE. No matter how big the idea they all stand under, people are small and weak and cheap and frightened. It's people that kill every revolution. View quote
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The single simplest reason why human space flight is necessary is this, stated as plainly as possible: keeping all your breeding pairs in one place is a retarded way to run a species. View quote
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What? I bring joy to the world. I am filled with mirth and sunlight. Also, I am Batman. View quote
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Listen to the Chair Leg of Truth! It does not lie! (Warren Ellis)
I was having a mildly paranoid day, mostly due to the fact that the mad priest lady from over the river had taken to nailing weasels to my front door again. View quote
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You must remember that the common criminal will always join the armed forces for, if nothing else, regular meals and expert training in the use of guns. View quote
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There was a time when I liked a good riot. Put on some heavy old street clothes that could stand a bit of sidewalk-scraping, infect myself with something good and contagious, then go out and stamp on some cops. It was great, being nine years old. View quote
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It's a strange world. Let's keep it that way. View quote
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Dance like you're stamping on a human face forever, love like you've been in a serious car crash that minced the front of your brain, stab like no one can arrest you, and live like there's no such thing as God. View quote
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By four o'clock, I've discounted suicide in favor of killing everyone else in the entire world instead. View quote
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If contemporary literary fiction doesn't read a bit like science fiction then it's probably not all that contemporary, is it. View quote
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I try not to get involved in the business of prediction. It's a quick way to look like an idiot. View quote
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I think blogging is a muscle that most people wear out. View quote
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No more circuses. (Warren Ellis)
It's interesting to me how we defang our nightmares -- by mocking them, but also by wearing their skins. View quote
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I want a tattoo over my heart that reads TRY HARDER YOU LAZY PARAMEDIC SHITBAG OR I WILL HAUNT YOUR BEDROOM FOREVER. View quote
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Bugger this. I want a better world. View quote
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It's always difficult with the superhero stuff because you're working with characters who have been written by 100 to 200 people over the past 20 years, at least, so they never sound the same or act the same. The best approach is to try to draw the best fitting line through all of the interpretations. View quote
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