Albert E. Cowdrey

Albert E. Cowdrey (December 8, 1933 – August 21, 2022) was an American author who wrote nonfictional historical studies and fantasy and science fiction literature.

Quotes

Short fiction

The Overseer (2008)

Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (March 2008). Page numbers are from the reprint in Stephen Jones (ed.), The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 20, published by Running Press in 2009, ISBN 978-0-7624-3727-6, American edition, first printing

Nominated for the 2009 World Fantasy Award for best novella

Italics as in the book

• Ah, how fortunate are those who have never learned the awful truth taught by hunger: that a man will do anything, to live one single day more!
  • p. 368

• I have never known why women believe the things men tell them – or vice versa.
  • p. 381

• “I am prepared for anything,” he said.
  I shook my head at his fatal arrogance. How can a man be prepared for anything?
  • p. 386

• Confession might be good for the soul, but if incautiously made public might be death to the body.
  • p. 390