Richard Matheson Quotes

When you are working on something, you have to believe that people will still be reading when you're done!

The only thing I want is something I can't have; and that is to know if, 100 years from now, people will still buy my books.

I'll leave it to other people to evaluate the legacy of my book, but I'm very moved when musicians tell me that they've been inspired by my book.

I want to be remembered as an artist who was really passionate about his work. And as an inspiration. I do what I do to inspire people.

I met Gerhard Richter and Alighiero Boetti when I was a teenager, and I was really inspired by them. When Boetti died, I realized I only vaguely remembered so many things he told me. It was such a pity. Had I only recorded his voice, he would still be with me, and I could listen to it from time to time.

I would like to be remembered, if I am remembered at all, as being a catalyst for change in the world, change for good.

I've been around a long time, so I guess I've touched a lot of people's lives - hopefully for the better.

One of the purposes of life, and selfishly what makes people happy, is building things that are impactful.

I am 82 years old. I imagine that I will keep on writing as long as anyone wants to keep reading.

That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.

I want to write books that can truly become a legacy and bring benefits to people.

People writing about me have said that I've influenced a lot of people, and there are some artists who have credited me with influencing them.

There's no greater gift than thinking that you had some impact on the world, for the better.

When all of us are forgotten, people will still be remembering Stephen King.

I wrote poems. That is my work. I am convinced... I believe that what I wrote will be useful to people not only now but in future generations.

I'm glad I'm setting an example for the younger generation so in the future they can say, 'Look how long E-40's rap career was. Look how long he stayed relevant.'

I'm hoping to have a ninth decade like Matisse's.

I always loved to read, and I wanted to be part of the project of literature. My physical longevity is due to luck, and my literary longevity is due to my physical longevity.

I want to create a different kind of legacy.

The good books stick around for a reason. There is a reason that we come back to them and they are so rewarding.

All the success I want is to inspire and impact on people that I come across that watch the game.

You can't rewrite the history books; you can't eliminate the impact of my work and my characters.

My books and other works are my legacy, and it's a great comfort to know that mine is a legacy of pleasure for other people.

It's so crazy because kids that wrote to me when they were 14 years old are still in my life. A lot have gone on to become musicians and artists in their own right who inspire me now.

Martell Cognac approached me to make a film for them that represented the spirit of John Martell and what he stood for as a person and as a visionary - the qualities that they felt were linked to the brand because of John Martell himself. The creation of the cognac had an impact on the world. That's what Martell Cognac would like to promote: people that can inspire other kids and generations. They have a saying: "It's not what you achieve, it's how you achieve it."