“ The bottom half of the page had descended into a doodle of a tiny man giving the middle finger to a giant, angry eagle with razor-sharp talons. Beneath it, the caption: To Mock a Killing Bird. Seth Grahame-Smith
“ I have read of the great wars of ages past, and men slaughtered by the tens of thousands. And we give but fleeting consideration to their deaths, for it is our nature to banish such thoughts. Seth Grahame-Smith
“ But if you read Jane Austen, you know that she had a wicked sense of humor. Not only was she funny, but her early writing was very dark and had a gothic tone to it. Seth Grahame-Smith
“ Let us pray now for the future dead. Though we do not yet know their names, we know that there shall be far too many of them. Seth Grahame-Smith
“ Men have enslaved each other since they invented gods to forgive them for doing it. Seth Grahame-Smith
“ I think any period in history can be adapted into interesting fiction, as long as you approach the actual history with respect. Seth Grahame-Smith
“ America is thataway, Mr. Lincoln, laughed Davis, pointing north. You're in Mississippi now. Seth Grahame-Smith
“ There are so many stories to tell in the worlds of science fiction, the worlds of fantasy and horror that to confine yourself to even doing historical revisionist fiction, whatever you want to call it… Seth Grahame-Smith
“ There was one vampire, however, who refused to leave… who believed that the dream of a nation of immortals was still within reach—so long as Abraham Lincoln was dead. His name was John Wilkes Booth. F… Seth Grahame-Smith
“ I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all mean are created free and equal. Seth Grahame-Smith
“ There are but two types of men who desire war: those who haven’t the slightest intention of fighting it themselves, and those who haven’t the slightest idea what it is. … Any man who has seen the face… Seth Grahame-Smith
“ This is one hell of a suicide note.THE SUICIDE SOLILOQUY-Yes! I've resolved the deed to do, And this the place to do it;The heart I'll rush a dagger throughThough I in hell should rue it!Sweet steel!… Seth Grahame-Smith
“ Contrary to his infallibly "honest" image, Abe wasn't above lying so long as it served a noble purpose. Seth Grahame-Smith
“ Father may have been wanting in some things, but here he was masterful. Night upon night, I marveled at his power to hold listeners in rapt attention. He could tell a story with such detail, such flou… Seth Grahame-Smith
“ Most men have no purpose but to exist, Abraham; to pass quietly through history as minor characters upon a stage they cannot even see. To be the playthings of tyrants. But you...you were born to fight… Seth Grahame-Smith
“ What an excellent father you have, girls!' said she, when the door was shut. 'Such joys are scarce since the good Lord saw fit to close the gates of Hell and doom the dead to walk amongst us. Seth Grahame-Smith
“ It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. Seth Grahame-Smith
“ And when this intoxication has worn away... when every desire is fulfilled and every language learned- when there are no more distant cities to explore; no classics to be studied; not another coin to… Seth Grahame-Smith