“Do these robots looked armed? And I was talking to the dinosaur. Were you worried he would discuss me to death?” — A. Lee Martinez Death Copy Share Image
“The world is full of people who smirk on the sidelines. I’d much rather be a cheerleader.” — A. Lee Martinez Cheerleader Copy Share Image
In the middle of nowhere, along a quiet stretch of road, the diner dreamt of the hungry dead. And of two men. — A. Lee Martinez Creepy Copy Share Image
Because life is complicated and difficult. Anyone who says otherwise hasn't truly lived. — A. Lee Martinez Complicated Copy Share Image
“Humans... You want a nice warm hug from a cold, indifferent universe.” — A. Lee Martinez Nature of man Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry, Mr. Whiteleaf. I'm not going to let a monster eat me for minimum wage.” — A. Lee Martinez Humor Copy Share Image
“He hasn't earned your your mercy." Nessy replied, "Mercy isn't earned. It's given.” — A. Lee Martinez Compassion Copy Share Image
“Music has always been the greatest expression of mortal philosophy," continued Lucky. "The path to enlightenment is found in the lyrics of… — A. Lee Martinez Buddhism Copy Share Image
“All things exist in as simple a form as necessity dictates. When a thing is labeled 'complex,' that's just a roundabout way… — A. Lee Martinez Complex Copy Share Image
Quiet descended, a silence so consuming that even the drafty corridors ceased whistling. Bog wasn't certain where to look, so he solved… — A. Lee Martinez Bogs Copy Share Image
“You’re unlikely to find death anywhere near a tomb. Everyone there is already dead. Death’s business is among the living.” — A. Lee Martinez Business Copy Share Image
“We all carry many selves, but in the end, these are just phantoms of possibility, nothing more than ghosts of broken destinies.” — A. Lee Martinez Phantoms Copy Share Image
“Ned felt vaguely insulted. And unimportant. It was one thing to hide away from the world. It was quite another to discover… — A. Lee Martinez Insulted Copy Share Image
“Vance shook his head. "Philly, I love you, buddy. I do. But you're not my type." "I'm not?" "What? Are you insulted?"… — A. Lee Martinez Front door Copy Share Image
“Quiet fell upon the pickup and lasted for a little over nineteen minutes. Is that why you hang around with him?", Loretta… — A. Lee Martinez Duke Copy Share Image
“He’d discovered that most of the terrors that stalked the night weren’t really terrors at all. They were mostly like regular folks,… — A. Lee Martinez Humans Copy Share Image
“She wore a pleated skirt, a white cotton blouse, and simple black shoes with knee high stockings. At the arc of each… — A. Lee Martinez Buddies Copy Share Image
“When you cross over into the weird stuff, there's no going back. Hector has a theory on it. Calls it the law… — A. Lee Martinez Funny Copy Share Image
“Self-preservation was a basic directive, but there wasn’t a robot functioning that prioritized it at the top of the list. Like biologicals… — A. Lee Martinez Robotics Copy Share Image
I believe it was the great ogre philosopher Gary who observed that complexity is, generally speaking, an illusion of conscious desire. All… — A. Lee Martinez Believe Copy Share Image
“Vance took the news of their "big-city fellows" status better than Philip. Probably because it turned out that he was actually gay.… — A. Lee Martinez Homosexuality Copy Share Image
“Rockwood didn't have a movie theater or an IHOP or a strip mall. But it did have two churches, a ramshackle bar,… — A. Lee Martinez Baseball Copy Share Image
To worry is to acknowledge that the world is unpredictable, and there is power in understanding one's own powerlessness at times. But… — A. Lee Martinez Accomplish Copy Share Image
“The revelation that there was nothing "special" about humanity didn't shock her. Not specifically. She'd always been cynical about that sort of… — A. Lee Martinez Cynical Copy Share Image
“She stopped shrieking after a moment. It wasn't the crazy looks she drew from the other pedestrians that made her stop. And… — A. Lee Martinez Fall apart Copy Share Image
All coincidences are Odd. That's what makes them coincidences. — A. Lee Martinez Coincidence Copy Share Image
He gives me the hairy eyeball, and asks me to help him find his pancreas. — A. Lee Martinez Ask me Copy Share Image
“Being a good person is more than just not being a bad person.” — A. Lee Martinez Bad person Copy Share Image
“See, when something’s the right thing to do, you don’t do it for a reward.” — A. Lee Martinez Reward Copy Share Image
Reality is like a fruitcake; pretty enough to look at but with all sorts of nasty things lurking just beneath the surface. — A. Lee Martinez Beneath the surface Copy Share Image
“The universe was filled with secrets, and he understood now that one of the biggest was that no one needed to know… — A. Lee Martinez Secrets Copy Share Image
“But all memories, no matter how distant, no matter how distorted, have the shadow of truth underneath. Even the most imperfect memory… — A. Lee Martinez Memories Copy Share Image
