Kronos Rising Quotes

“The trouble with competitors' sycophants is they don't know where to put their tongues. Here's a suggestion: Try behind your teeth. With your mouth shut.”
― Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

“Those who can write, write.
Those who can't, criticize.”
― Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

“I like big back-stories and I cannot lie.”
― Max Hawthorne

“Hone your writing skills as if they were your finest weapons of war. For in the literary arena, your pen will truly be your sword.”
― Max Hawthorne

“Take a kid fishing. You'll capture their imagination.”
― Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

“Reading consists of perusing razor-thin slices of perpetuity, wrenched from the heart of a murdered tree, and infused with the dark blood that swirls within the hidden depths of every writer's soul. It is their combined angst - the author's and the tree's - that we partake of when we immerse ourselves in the pages of a book.”
― Max Hawthorne

“I don't believe in your God. And he sure as hell doesn't believe in me.”
― Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

“Sometimes, I’ll craft a scene that’s so poignant; on the last keystroke I’ll raise my hands high overhead and scream “Yes!” at the top of my lungs. I have yet to experience an orgasm so powerful and fulfilling.”
― Max Hawthorne

“Is the pen really mightier than the sword? I suppose that depends on how sharp the pen is, and the strength of the warrior wielding it.”
― Max Hawthorne

“Writer's Block: making authors miserable since the Stone Age.”
― Max Hawthorne

“I saw a post the other day, where someone wrote that, when they walk through a library, they touch the spines of all the books they’ve read , as a way of greeting their favorite characters . . .

Try that with one of my novels, and you’ll walk away counting your fingers!”
― Max Hawthorne