“Editing cannot be taught. Developing your own taste cannot be taught.” — Ellen Datlow Quote

Editing cannot be taught. Developing your own taste cannot be taught.

I feel lucky that I get to read and publish stories that are not necessarily overtly horror in 'Best Horror of the Year.'

Dolls fire our collective imagination, for better and - too often - for worse. From life-size dolls the same height as the little girls who carry them, to dolls whose long hair can 'grow' longer, to Barbie and her fashionable sisters, dolls do double duty as child's play and the focus of adult art and adult fear.

I'll read any anthologies or collection I can get my hands on. If I find a book mentioned in 'Publisher's Weekly,' and it looks like it will be dark, I'll track it down.

Giving up cannot be an option.

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

Prosperity cannot be restored by raids upon the public Treasury.

We cannot sacrifice our safety to the murderous greed of drug cartels. We cannot stand idly by as drop houses, kidnappings and violence compromise our quality of life.

Everything has its limit - iron ore cannot be educated into gold.