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I don’t believe in the "supernatural," I believe in the "supernormal."

— Richard Matheson

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When asked, "In your estimation, what does the supernatural genre tell us about ourselves as human beings?" in "He Is Legend", interview at Cinemaspy (2007); also quoted in "Author Richard Matheson, 'I Am Legend' Writer, Dies At 87", NPR (June 26, 2013)

More quotes by Richard Matheson

Our world is in profound danger. Mankind must establish a set of positive values with which to secure its own survival.

Introduction to The Path (1999)

And, before science had caught up with the legend, the legend had swallowed science and everything.

I Am Legend (1954)

What you don’t understand yet is that we’re going to stay alive. We’ve found a way to do that and we’re going to set up society again slowly but surely.

I Am Legend (1954)

Robert Neville looked out over the new people of the earth. He knew he did not belong to them; he knew that, like the vampires, he was anathema and black terror to be destroyed.

I Am Legend (1954)

Be this the final entry
In mankind’s book of psalms
He knit his shroud with atoms
And dug his grave with bombs.

The Shores of Space (1957)

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