Justin Alcala

A good editor can make a respectable writer remarkable, just like a good parent helps a child become amazing.

— Justin Alcala

I don't imagine book elitists as my audience when writing. I dream about teachers, morticians and garbage men instead.

— Justin Alcala

I don't remember ever signing up for weird. It just sort of happened.

— Justin Alcala

Never give your opinion on someone's writing unless they ask sincerely, and never ask for someone's opinion unless you're sincere.

— Justin Alcala

Non-fiction? Non-fiction?! Listen, reality is what got me into this mess in the first place.

— Justin Alcala

The best horror novels open up, "It was beautiful summer day and the smell of flowers emanated throughout the air.

— Justin Alcala

The man with the most guns survives the zombie apocalypse, but the man with the most books, locks the door and forgets it ever happened.

— Justin Alcala

The most formidable adversary of evil is a persistent man with a loud conscience.

— Justin Alcala

We may think of ourselves as static anti-heroes, but in reality we're dynamic protagonists just waiting for our courage to kick in.

— Justin Alcala

Which is the true nightmare, the horrific dream that you have in your sleep or the dissatisfied reality that awaits you when you awake?

— Justin Alcala