Robert Bloch Quotes

"She was afrad of him, now. Yes, she must be. Because not once, all through this, had she called him "son"."

I always carry a pistol when I go [to the New York Public Library]. Never did trust those stone lions.

Once you began speculation about that, once you admited to yourself that you didn't really know how another person's mind operated, then you came up against the ultimate admission — anything was possible.

I haven't had this much fun since the rats ate my baby sister

He winced at the realization, then took a deep breath. This was no time to be self-conscious or self-critical. One had to be prctical. Very practical, very careful, very calm.

Norman Bates heard the noise and a shock went through him.

Horror is the removal of masks.

She raised her face defiantly, and the sharp shadow line slashed across her neck. For a moment, it looked as though somebody had just cut off Lila's head...

That was the most important thing. He had to stop talking to himself. He had to get back that calm feeling agan. He had to face reality. And what was reality?

Henderson sighed. There was a time, he reflected, when the coming of this night meant something. A dark Europe, groaning in superstitious fear, dedicated this Eve to the grinning Unknown. A million doors had once been barred against the evil visitants, a million prayers mumbled, a million candles lit. There was something majestic about the idea, Henderson reflected.

Norman Bates heard the noise and a shock went through him. It sounded as though somebody was tapping on the windowpane. He looked up, hastily, half prepared to rise, and the book slid from his hands to his ample lap. Then he realized that the sound was merely rain. Late afternoon rain, striking the parlor window.

A boy’s best friend is his mother.

We're all not quite as sane as we pretend to be.

Twelve years had passed, and now he'd come full circle. The whole business had started here, and here it must end. That was simple justice.

The room was plainly but adequately furnished; she noted the shower stall in the bathroom beyond. Actually, she would have preferred a tub, but this would do.