--- title: "1 Secrets People Quotes By Jonathan Maberry" description: "1 Secrets People quotes by Jonathan Maberry. Plus more from Jonathan Maberry and more Secrets People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cb/jonathan-maberry-2912_politics_because-secrecy-can-become-an-addiction_842357.jpg" --- > [“Because secrecy can become an addiction. That's been a problem as long as people have tried to covet power for themselves. Sure, governments need to keep some secrets, but too often the people inside the government create for themselves the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/because-secrecy-can-become-an-addiction-that-s-been-a-problem-as-long/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cb/jonathan-maberry-2912_politics_because-secrecy-can-become-an-addiction_842357.jpg) ## More by Jonathan Maberry > [“Maybe you should go make that call again. Ask very specifically how much of who's ass needs to be kissed here. I'm pretty sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/maybe-you-should-go-make-that-call-again-ask-very-specifically-how/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [“Lilah growled low in her throat, grabbed his shirt with both hands, and hauled him toward her. Into a kiss that was fierce and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/lilah-growled-low-in-her-throat-grabbed-his-shirt-with-both-hands-and/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [Suddenly all those careful preparations disintegrated as predators far more dangerous than the walking dead proved what all wise killers already knew: that nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/suddenly-all-those-careful-preparations-disintegrated-as-predators/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [“Suddenly we were in outer space. Aboard a rusty old piece of junk freighter. Far away. And in real trouble.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/suddenly-we-were-in-outer-space-aboard-a-rusty-old-piece-of-junk/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [“The four of them stared at me. Half an hour ago we were strangers and I was beating the crap out of them; now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/the-four-of-them-stared-at-me-half-an-hour-ago-we-were-strangers-and/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [“The word "impossible" used to mean something. It was a line that couldn't be crossed. It was the outer edge of the safe zone.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/the-word-impossible-used-to-mean-something-it-was-a-line-that-couldn/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [“Boy, there are people who conquered half the world, slaughtered whole populations, wiped cultures off the face of the planet, and you know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/boy-there-are-people-who-conquered-half-the-world-slaughtered-whole/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [“Okay," I said slowly, "but what the hell would you mate a horse with to get a unicorn, because I don't see horses and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/okay-i-said-slowly-but-what-the-hell-would-you-mate-a-horse-with-to/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [“There were more of them out there. More walkers. And I was being asked to step up and be... what? Some kind of Captain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/there-were-more-of-them-out-there-more-walkers-and-i-was-being-asked/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [There are moments that define a person's whole life. Moments in which everything they are and everything they may possibly become balance on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/there-are-moments-that-define-a-person-s-whole-life-moments-in-which/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [“Leaving is never easy,” said Tom. “Even when you know you have to go.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/leaving-is-never-easy-said-tom-even-when-you-know-you-have-to-go/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [UNMARKED is both gorgeous and hideous. A frightening and disturbing tale spun with great beauty. Absolutely riveting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/unmarked-is-both-gorgeous-and-hideous-a-frightening-and-disturbing/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [“Benny took a steadying breath and let it out slowly. "Nix, I do understand what you're going through. I'm going through it too." "It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/benny-took-a-steadying-breath-and-let-it-out-slowly-nix-i-do/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [But sometimes shame is a more powerful engine than rage. Like rage, it burns hot; and like rage it tends to consume its own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/but-sometimes-shame-is-a-more-powerful-engine-than-rage-like-rage-it/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) > [“Denial is stupid. We're fighting the living dead. Would you prefer we call them 'undead citizens'?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-maberry/denial-is-stupid-we-re-fighting-the-living-dead-would-you-prefer-we/) [Jonathan Maberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-maberry/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/secrets-people/jonathan-maberry/#itemlist", "name": "1 Secrets People Quotes By Jonathan Maberry", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Because secrecy can become an addiction. That's been a problem as long as people have tried to covet power for themselves. Sure, governments need to keep some secrets, but too often the people inside the government create for themselves the illusion that because they know things nobody else does, it makes them more powerful. That kind of thinking creates a kind of contempt for anyone on the outside. 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