“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
“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 Horror 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
“To all the usual folks: Mom, Sally, Nik, Russell, the DFWWW, my agent, my editor, Orbit Books, the people who buy the… — A. Lee Martinez Comic book Copy Share Image
“The ninth circle was where Hell did its accountancy. The demons within were ruthlessly efficient. All they cared about were profit and… — A. Lee Martinez Ultimate goal Copy Share Image
“Crime was a dirty public secret in Empire. No one talked about it, and if you listened to the Learned Council, you'd… — A. Lee Martinez Crime Copy Share Image
“A sixth sense warned her that she was striking a Faustian bargain. Odd, since she wasn't sure what a Faustian bargain was.… — A. Lee Martinez Sixth sense Copy Share Image
“Destroy knowledge?" I said. "The only point of existence, if there is one at all, is in the accumulation of the collective… — A. Lee Martinez Collective intelligence Copy Share Image
“So how about you?" she asked. "Why did you and your" - she broke out the air quotes again - "'life partner'… — A. Lee Martinez Big city Copy Share Image
“Destiny was a hope found in the hearts of desperate men. But sometimes, if they believed strongly enough, desperate men could do… — A. Lee Martinez Destiny Copy Share Image
Terrible errors are rarely made all at once. Usually they are performed one small misstep at a time. — A. Lee Martinez Errors Copy Share Image
“See, when something’s the right thing to do, you don’t do it for a reward.” — A. Lee Martinez Right thing Copy Share Image
Ned passed the next few minutes quietly not dying in his office, and was pleased with how well it was going. He'd… — A. Lee Martinez Accomplishment Copy Share Image
“There are areas of New England, plenty of them, with quaintness to spare, with color-changing leaves and folksy folks full of folksy… — A. Lee Martinez Wisdom Copy Share Image
“A place that proves if you get enough talented people in a room, one or two are bound to offer some helpful… — A. Lee Martinez Advice Copy Share Image
It was one thing to hide away from the world. It was quite another to discover the world didn't miss you when… — A. Lee Martinez Gone Copy Share Image
“The Pluvian philosopher kings had suggested that there was no good or bad. There were only order and chaos, and by the… — A. Lee Martinez Laws of physics 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
“I want to explore what it means to be human, but not just the most extreme elements of humanity. The quiet moments.… — A. Lee Martinez Life Copy Share Image
