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> [You can send people letters, and show them photos, but they can never come to visit where you live. Unless you love them. And then they can burn it down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/you-can-send-people-letters-and-show-them-photos-but-they-can-never/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

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## More by Michael Marshall Smith

> [“I wash with the can of water I set aside the night before, and eat whatever I put next to it. The washing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/i-wash-with-the-can-of-water-i-set-aside-the-night-before-and-eat/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [You have to accept gifts occasionally, because there are some things you can’t give yourself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/you-have-to-accept-gifts-occasionally-because-there-are-some-things/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/the-greatest-hazard-of-all-losing-one-s-self-can-occur-very-quietly/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [Hell is being alive, and being alive is all there is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/hell-is-being-alive-and-being-alive-is-all-there-is/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/when-you-re-born-a-light-is-switched-on-a-light-which-shines-up/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [“The mind is like a pool of water, and rain falls as you age. The water gets deeper, and looks so still: occasionally some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/the-mind-is-like-a-pool-of-water-and-rain-falls-as-you-age-the-water/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/when-you-meet-someone-you-love-then-you-change-for-good-that-s-why/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [One of the most subtle and powerful writers of dark fiction - a unique voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/one-of-the-most-subtle-and-powerful-writers-of-dark-fiction-a-unique/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [“Growing older, it appears, does not mean growing up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/growing-older-it-appears-does-not-mean-growing-up/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [“I caught one last glimpse of her face, howling something at me. There were too many vowels in what she said, and they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/i-caught-one-last-glimpse-of-her-face-howling-something-at-me-there/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [Death is real. Death changes things. Everything else is filler, merely a message from our sponsor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/death-is-real-death-changes-things-everything-else-is-filler-merely-a/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/nobody-likes-to-see-a-body-but-it-s-better-than-seeing-a-ghost-bodies/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/everyone-s-alone-in-their-world-because-everybody-s-life-is-different/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/if-people-knew-that-i-really-am-what-i-say-i-am-he-said-you-know-they/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-marshall-smith/my-limited-experience-of-such-things-told-me-that-you-get-closest-to/)

[Michael Marshall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-marshall-smith/)

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