# Quote — Laurell K. Hamilton, The Laughing Corpse

> Pretend hard enough and maybe it will go away.

- Author: [Laurell K. Hamilton](https://www.leafyquotes.com/laurell-k-hamilton.md)
- Book: [The Laughing Corpse](https://www.leafyquotes.com/laurell-k-hamilton/the-laughing-corpse.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Laurell_K._Hamilton#The_Laughing_Corpse_(1994)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/laurell-k-hamilton/the-laughing-corpse/pretend-hard-enough

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> My eyes were running because there were pieces of zombie all over my toys, Jesus.

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> People are supposed to fear the unknown, but ignorance is bliss when the knowledge is so damn frightening.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/laurell-k-hamilton/the-laughing-corpse/people-are-supposed.md)