Joyce Nance > Quotes

“It is always the best policy to speak the truth — unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.”
― Joyce Nance, Reel to Real: The Video Store Murders

“If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it.” CHINESE PROVERB”
― Joyce Nance, Reel to Real: The Video Store Murders

“All bad precedents begin as justifiable measures.” JULIUS CAESAR”
― Joyce Nance, Reel to Real: The Video Store Murders

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” ABRAHAM MASLOW”
― Joyce Nance, Reel to Real: The Video Store Murders

“This was a fantasy come true. He had real guns, real bullets, and was shooting real people. He was pulling the trigger; he wasn’t just watching a movie. He was the writer, the director, the star. He did not want it to end. This scene had everything. It had the guns and it had the blood, but most of all, it had the power.”
― Joyce Nance, Reel to Real: The Video Store Murders

“Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.” W.H. AUDEN”
― Joyce Nance, Reel to Real: The Video Store Murders

“Colene had received no counseling, either, on how to handle the vague fears that crept into her thoughts or guidance on stifling the bad dreams that stole her sleep nightly. She was always on alert - heard everything . . . saw everything. Years later, she would be diagnosed with PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, but knowing that didn't help much and it even came to pass that others used it against her.”
― Joyce Nance, Escaping the Arroyo

“For those few glorious couple of hours — when they finally had time to be alone, Esther was happy; hopeful happy. It was like old times, like nothing bad had ever happened and they were just an ordinary, carefree couple in love.”
― Joyce Nance, Reel to Real: The Video Store Murders