Henry Mosquera > Quotes

“Some things are just like riding a bicycle; you jump on, pedal, and hope you don’t fall.”
― Henry Mosquera, Sleeper's Run

“Truth is irrelevant; what matters is what people believe.”
― Henry Mosquera, Sleeper's Run

“Out in the field, any connection with home just makes you weaker. It reminds you that you were once civilized, soft; and that can get you killed faster than a bullet through the head.”
― Henry Mosquera, Sleeper's Run

“People have incredible nerve to do terrible things, but never actually admit to them.”
― Henry Mosquera, Sleeper's Run

“There’s no better way to get to know a city than to walk its streets. A place will reveal its soul through its sights, sounds and smells, and eventually, it’ll teach you its rhythm.”
― Henry Mosquera, Sleeper's Run

“I think all artists struggle to represent the geometry
of life in their own way, just like writers deal with
archetypes. There are only so many stories that you can
tell, but an infinite number of storytellers.”
― Henry Mosquera, Sleeper's Run

“My father once told me that it’s not enough for a man to be lucky; that a guy has to know when that streak is on for him.”
― Henry Mosquera, Sleeper's Run

“I don’t care what Einstein said about God not playing dice; If he exists, he’s addicted to craps.”
― Henry Mosquera, Sleeper's Run

“Any self-defense class worth its salt will tell you that
you don’t pull out a weapon unless you intend to use it.
The same should apply to ballsy remarks.”
― Henry Mosquera, Sleeper's Run

“The only thing altruism will get you here is a boot stomping on your head.”
― Henry Mosquera, Space Fandango: Backstabber's Blues

“I have a hard time trusting a person without a couple of murders on his record, Mr. Draedax.”
― Henry Mosquera, Space Fandango: Backstabber's Blues

“Lemat's agent says to him: y duty to you, first and foremost, is make sure you have a career, a prosperous one. I know authors always want to pander to their more artistic leanings, but this is a business after all. You have to do something to pay the bills so you can keep on writing. If you wanted to be an author just for the sake of expressing your thoughts, you could have done that by staying self-published, am I correct? but that's not what you wanted. That's not why you penned Killing Jesus. You wanted to get out there and swim in a bigger pond, didn't you? Well, here you are. Welcome to the blooming ocean.”
― Henry Mosquera

“There’s no tragedy you can’t profit from.”
― Henry Mosquera

“It's only crazy if we fail.”
― Henry Mosquera, Space Fandango: Backstabber's Blues

“May they run free forever and grow back their limbs!”
― Henry Mosquera, Space Fandango: Backstabber's Blues

“This is the Rock, sweetheart,” the owner added. “There’s no tragedy you can’t profit from.”
― Henry Mosquera, Space Fandango: Backstabber's Blues

“My duty to you, first and foremost, is make sure you have a career, a prosperous one. I know authors always want to pander to their more artistic leanings, but this is a business after all. You have to do something to pay the bills so you can keep on writing. If you wanted to be an author just for the sake of expressing your thoughts, you could have done that by staying self-published, am I correct? but that's not what you wanted. That's not why you penned Killing Jesus. You wanted to get out there and swim in a bigger pond, didn't you? Well, here you are. Welcome to the blooming ocean.”
― Henry Mosquera, Status Quo

“You know that you’re truly successful when you can afford to fail.”
― Henry Mosquera, Status Quo