Max Hawthorne 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

“Very few people know that my wife actually said, "Hold my beer!" to me as she was in labor and getting ready to bear down. I guess she didn't want to spill it... (Note: for the record, she was NOT drinking alcohol at the time, which would've been both insanely funny, and exceptionally irresponsible).”
― Max Hawthorne