Because life is complicated and difficult. Anyone who says otherwise hasn't truly lived. — A. Lee Martinez Copy Share Image
“Humans... You want a nice warm hug from a cold, indifferent universe.” — A. Lee Martinez Nature of man 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
“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
“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
“See, when something’s the right thing to do, you don’t do it for a reward.” — A. Lee Martinez Reward Copy Share Image
He gives me the hairy eyeball, and asks me to help him find his pancreas. — A. Lee Martinez 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 Heart 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
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
“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
“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
“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 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
“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
“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 Human 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 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
“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
“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 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 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 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 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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 Chaos Copy Share Image
