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Everything can be grist for the muse. Sometimes, writers draw on personal experiences. 'Ghoul' was just that.


Brian Keene

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BRIAN LITTRELL If you love someone put their name in a circle not a heart, because a heart can be broken, a circle ...
BRIAN LITTRELL For me as an artist, like, when I see somebody put out a greatest-hits record, they're either finish...
BRIAN LITTRELL I really believe that's one of the many reasons that God had put me right in the middle of the Backs...
BRIAN LITTRELL Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
BRIAN LITTRELL Even people who aren't sick may not have optimal wellness.
BRIAN CARTER I've heard claims that we can wish our way to perfect, permanent wellness, but I haven't seen any pr...
BRIAN CARTER Your lifestyle - how you live, eat, emote, and think - determines your health. To prevent disease, y...
BRIAN CARTER Competition creates better products, alliances create better companies.
BRIAN GRAHAM If commerce is the engine of our economy, then advertising is the spark. Responsible advertisers are...
BRIAN PHILCOX