“He hasn't earned your your mercy." Nessy replied, "Mercy isn't earned. It's given.” — A. Lee Martinez Compassion 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
Terrible errors are rarely made all at once. Usually they are performed one small misstep at a time. — A. Lee Martinez Copy Share Image
All coincidences are Odd. That's what makes them coincidences. — A. Lee Martinez Coincidence 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 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 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 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
“The voice on the other end said, “Lord Mollusk, we’ve lost China.” “Define lost.” “It’s not there anymore, sir.” “Well, that’s no… — A. Lee Martinez 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 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
“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
“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
“Judy went back to Paulie’s place, but either he wasn’t home or he wasn’t answering his door. After banging on the door… — A. Lee Martinez Funny 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
“Your mistake, indeed the mistake of your inherently finite senses, is to view the universe as an extension of yourself. You expect… — A. Lee Martinez 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