“The mind is like a pool of water, and rain falls as you age. The water gets deeper, and looks so still: occasionally some stray thought or impulse betrays its depths, but seldom. But deep down underneath, right at the… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share
“I wash with the can of water I set aside the night before, and eat whatever I put next to it. The washing is not strictly necessary but, again, I have always found it a good way to greet the day. You wash after a period of work, after all, and what else is a night of sleep, if not… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share
You have to accept gifts occasionally, because there are some things you can’t give yourself — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
“The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
“When you’re born a light is switched on, a light which shines up through your life. As you get older the light still reaches you, sparkling as it comes up through your memories. And if you’re lucky as you travel forward through time, you’ll bring the whole of yourself along with you, gathering your skirts and leaving nothing behind, nothing… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share
“The mind is like a pool of water, and rain falls as you age. The water gets deeper, and looks so still: occasionally some stray thought or impulse betrays its depths, but seldom. But deep down underneath, right at the bottom, there may be something lying on the bottom. Something that died a long time ago, something rotted and foul… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share
When you meet someone you love, then you change for good. That’s why the other person will never know or understand the earlier you,… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
One of the most subtle and powerful writers of dark fiction - a unique voice. — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
“I caught one last glimpse of her face, howling something at me. There were too many vowels in what she said, and they were… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
Death is real. Death changes things. Everything else is filler, merely a message from our sponsor. — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
Nobody likes to see a body, but it's better than seeing a ghost. Bodies just make you doubt the world and the people in… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
