“If people knew that I really am what I say I am,' he said, 'you know they'd never forgive me.' 'Don't worry,' I said, 'Your lack of a secret is safe with us.” — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
Making something secret makes it too important, elevates it to the point where it runs your life from the shadows. If you hide what's at your core from other people for too long, sooner or later you end up hiding… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
“I wash with the can of water I set aside the night before, and eat whatever I put next to it. The washing is… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
“The mind is like a pool of water, and rain falls as you age. The water gets deeper, and looks so still: occasionally some… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
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
“Everyone’s alone in their world, because everybody’s life is different. You can send people letters, and show them photos, but they can never come… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
“If people knew that I really am what I say I am,' he said, 'you know they'd never forgive me.' 'Don't worry,' I said,… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
My limited experience of such things told me that you get closest to the truth by not giving it advance warning that you're coming… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
