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Do you really expect us to believe anything you say?" "You have been given assurance on behalf of the president of the United States that no further attacks would be made on the school as long as you followed the safety protocols." "Right. Tell that to the Sioux." "What?" "As much as it causes me physical pain to say this out loud to another ... what I assume is another Republican, our government doesn't have a great track record for keeping its promises with people who have something they want. By Jonathan Maberry Expect United States Sioux Protocols

Wolverine is a world-weary old warrior. His rage issue notwithstanding, I see him as someone with the tortured soul of a poet, but one who has seen too many friends and lovers die. Even with that, he has grown into a leader and a true hero. By Jonathan Maberry Wolverine Warrior Worldweary Notwithstanding Poet

I'm not entirely sure who you are. I mean, you're not really a kid anymore and you're not an adult. ... So, you're going through all these changes, and I don't know who you'll be at the end of it. By Jonathan Maberry Adult Kid Anymore End

But it was death that changed. People are still people. Some good, some bad. Death changed, and we don't know what death really means anymore. Maybe that was the point. Maybe this is an object lesson about the arrogance of our assumptions. Hard to say. But the world? She didn't change. She healed. We stopped hurting her and she began to heal. You can see it all around. The whole world is a forest now. The air is fresher. More trees, more oxygen. By Jonathan Maberry Death Changed People World Good

The world's clock had run down, and haste was irrelevant. By Jonathan Maberry Irrelevant World Clock Run Haste

if you don't shut your mouth and work with us, then by the Lord Jesus, when we roll out of here in those buses I will personally tie you to the front grill, cover you with A1 sauce, and use you for bait. Look me in the eye and ask me if I'm joking. By Jonathan Maberry Jesus Sauce Lord Grill Cover

He knew that these creatures were dead, that they were reanimated echoes who wore the disguise of the people they had once been, but Tom's words rang in his mind. They used to be people. How could he strike them? How could he hurt them? Children, women, old people. Lost souls. By Jonathan Maberry Tom Dead Mind People Knew

'Bad Blood' tells the story of Trick, a teenage slacker on the losing side of a fight with cancer. When he's attacked by a vampire, he figures it's game over. Except that the chemo drugs in Trick's blood poison the vampire. By Jonathan Maberry Bad Trick Cancer Blood Vampire

Benny Imura couldn't hold a job, so he took to killing.It was the family business. He barely liked his family-and by family he meant his older brother, Tom-and he definitely didn't like the idea of "business". Or work. The only part of the deal that sounded like it might be fun was the actual killing. By Jonathan Maberry Imura Business Benny Job Family

Three things," I told her. "First, there's no such thing as too much coffee. Second, caffeine has nothing to do with my jitters. And third, there's no such thing as too much coffee. By Jonathan Maberry Coffee Thing Told Things Caffeine

This was a better place. Not just this new town, but this new world. So much brighter and cleaner than the old world of rot and ruin, fire and ash. By Jonathan Maberry Place World Town Ruin Fire

Every single zom, every man, woman and child, no matter how decayed or how frightening they are, no matter how dangerous they are - they were all once real people. They had names, and lives, and personalities, and families. They had dreams and goals. They had pasts and they thought they had futures, but something came and took that away from them. By Jonathan Maberry Matter Zom Man Woman Child

They held each other and wept as the night closed its fist around their tiny shelter, and the world below them seethed with killers both living and dead. By Jonathan Maberry Shelter Dead Held Wept Night

My 'Rot & Ruin' series is a post-apocalyptic adventure for teens. My 'Joe Ledger' novels are science-based action thrillers for adults. My 'Dead of Night' stories are zombie tales for adults; my 'Pine Deep Trilogy' is classic horror for adults, and I've written nonfiction books on topics ranging from martial arts to folklore. By Jonathan Maberry Rot Ruin Adults Series Teens

Apple of My Eye is a twisted collection of short stories by Amy Grech, including the sexy and deadly title story that makes you want to stay home with the door locked and the lights on. Grech's stories are sinister, sneaky, convoluted and dangerous - and absolutely not to be missed! - Jonathan Maberry, Bram Stoker Award-Winning Author ofGhost Road Blues and Dead Man's Song By Jonathan Maberry Eye Amy Grech Apple Including

I wrote a novel, Ghost Road Rules, and as soon as it was done and polished, I began reaching out to agents. I ignored the frequent advice to 'shoot low and try for a low-level agent because they're the only ones that will take a flyer on a new author.' That sounded like bad advice to me. By Jonathan Maberry Ghost Rules Road Polished Wrote

No matter what choice you make, it doesn't define you. Not forever. People can make bad choices and change their minds and hearts and do good things later; just as people can make good choices and then turn around and walk a bad path. No choice we make lasts our whole life. If there's ever a choice you've made that you no longer agree with, you can make another choice. By Jonathan Maberry Make Choice Matter Define People

I knelt down and hugged the furry monster for a while. If it was too tight, Ghost didn't seem to mind. He wagged his tail and whined a little, sensing the hurt that I felt. Dogs are truly the best of companions. You don't need to explain. They know as much as they need to know, and they are loyal no matter what sins you've committed. By Jonathan Maberry Knelt Hugged Furry Monster Ghost

If it rushed he'd slash. Stabbing is a fool's move, the blade gets caught. Ben knew that quick slashes could fend off even a big hound or a boar. By Jonathan Maberry Slash Rushed Stabbing Move Caught

She looked like a character from a video game. One of those improbably busty, impossibly well-armed superchicks who could do acrobatics and hit the kill zone even while firing guns from both hands during a cartwheel. "You look fucking ridiculous," she told herself. By Jonathan Maberry Game Looked Character Video Busty

Reporters trade in pain. It sells papers. Everyone knows that. By Jonathan Maberry Reporters Pain Trade Papers Sells

Because secrecy can become an addiction. That's been a problem as long as people have tried to covet power for themselves. Sure, governments need to keep some secrets, but too often the people inside the government create for themselves the illusion that because they know things nobody else does, it makes them more powerful. That kind of thinking creates a kind of contempt for anyone on the outside. It's born from a belief that their own power will diminish in direct proportion to the transparency of their actions. So secrets become the currency that buys them membership into a club so exclusive that their agendas are never shared, and the value of what the hold is measured only from a first-person perspective. By Jonathan Maberry Addiction Secrecy People Power Kind

Making playlists can kill a whole afternoon for me. I like building very specific playlists for new writing projects. In a strange way, choosing certain songs is part of the process of plotting the book out. I pick songs that I think with resonate with characters, their personality quirks, relationship dynamics, action scenes, and so on. By Jonathan Maberry Making Playlists Kill Afternoon Songs

I have been an Avengers fan since the middle 1960s. I grew up with them, and I've imagined a hundred different versions of an Avengers movie. I think I even have a script I wrote back in eighth grade, 'Avengers vs. the Mole Man.' Truly dreadful, but a work of love. By Jonathan Maberry Avengers Middle Fan Man Mole

Nerves were on hair triggers, and if my virgin aunt had stepped out from behind those crates with a puppy in one hand and a baby in the other my guys would have capped her. By Jonathan Maberry Nerves Triggers Hair Virgin Aunt

Church didn't answer that. Instead he said, "The darkness is all around us. Very few people have the courage to light a candle against it.""I'm not that kind of idealist.""Nor am I. We are of a kind, Captain, and neither of us is holding a candle against the darkness. Like the unknown and unseen enemy we fight, people like you and me, we are the darkness. In some ways we are more like the things we're fighting than the people we're protecting. Granted our motives are betterfrom our perspectivebut we wait in the shadows for our unseen enemy to make a move against those innocents with candles. And by that light we take aim. By Jonathan Maberry Darkness Church People Answer Candle

We forget that winter will come again. We forget that nothing really endures and that, like the flowers that die at the end of the growing season, we'll join them in the cold ground. By Jonathan Maberry Forget Winter Season Ground Endures

Rage was sometimes a useful ally in the heat of a fight, but it was a trickster. It made everything seem possible. By Jonathan Maberry Rage Fight Trickster Ally Heat

Sometimes people say terrible things when they're scared. They don't mean to, but they can't help it. They lash out because if they can see that their words hurt someone else, it makes them feel as if they aren't completely powerless. By Jonathan Maberry Scared People Terrible Things Powerless

Lilah stood above them, tall and beautiful, her white hair whipping in the fresh breeze, her clothes streaked with gore, her hazel eyes glowing with fire.She turned slowly to Nix and in her ghostly whisper of a voice said, I hate boys. By Jonathan Maberry Nix Lilah Tall Beautiful Breeze

Even though Tom wasn't moving, he seemed to be a little farther away. For the first time Benny realized that there were other people in the hallways. They were indistinct, more of a sense of movement in the gray light rather than specific shapes. He thought he recognized one of them, though. "Chong?" The figure stopped moving, but he stood with his back to Benny. "Tom-is that Chong?" "Is that Chong?" Benny asked again. "Is ... is he going with you? By Jonathan Maberry Tom Chong Benny Farther Moving

Benny took a steadying breath and let it out slowly."Nix, I do understand what you're going through. I'm going through it too.""It's not the same thing," she said very quietly. An elk poked its head out from behind some sagebrush, studied them for a moment, then bent to eat berries from another bush."Then why won't you tell me what it is?"She glared at him. "Honestly, Benny, sometimes I think you don't even know who I am."With that she turned and stalked away, her spine as stiff as a board. Benny stood openmouthed until she was almost back to the tree where Chong sat with Eve."What the hell was that all about?" he asked the elk.The elk, being and elk, said nothing. By Jonathan Maberry Nix Benny Slowly Steadying Breath

We let fear rule us and guide us, and that's never the way to win. Never. A long time ago a great man once said that "we have nothing to fear but fear itself." That was never truer than during First Night. It was fear that caused people to panic and abandon defenses. It was fear that made them squabble instead of working together. It was fear that inspired them to take actions they would never have taken if they'd given it a minute's more cool thought. By Jonathan Maberry Fear Win Rule Guide Night

So is that it? Will I have to live the rest of my life like this? Not doing the right thing? Not saying the right words?""That's your choice. You can't change the past. Ah, but the future ... you own the future." The Greenman smiled. "So, you tell me ... what choice do you want to make now? By Jonathan Maberry Future Choice Greenman Live Rest

Ludo, for Christ's sake stop saying okey-dokey. We're master criminals. We're supervillains. Can't you come up with something that doesn't sound like we're a couple of hicks?""Yes, Your Exalted Evilness. How's that? Or should I call you Dark Lady? By Jonathan Maberry Ludo Christ Okeydokey Sake Stop

I fished inside my head for something, some way to prove it. And those strange words floated to the surface of my need. In as clear a voice as l could, l looked at Prospero and said, "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. By Jonathan Maberry Fished Inside Head Prove Phnglui

We had the whole 'when you assume you make an ass out of you and me' speech in school. By Jonathan Maberry Speech School Assume Make Ass

Boy, there are people who conquered half the world, slaughtered whole populations, wiped cultures off the face of the planet, and you know what history calls them? Heroes! Kings, presidents, champions, explorers. You think America was settled by white men because the Indians invited us her? No, we took this land because we were stronger, and that's how every page of human history is written. It's just our nature. We're a predator species, top of the food chain. Survival of the fittest is written in our blood, it's stenciled on every gene of our DNA. The strong take and the strong make, and the weak are there only to help them do it. End of story. By Jonathan Maberry Boy World Slaughtered Populations Wiped

Lilah growled low in her throat, grabbed his shirt with both hands, and hauled him toward her. Into a kiss that was fierce and hot and instantly intense. After several scalding seconds, she shoved him roughly back.She got to her feet and snatched up her spear, then looked pityingly down at him. "Stupid town boy," she muttered, then turned and jogged into the forest.Chong lay sprawled, eyes glazed and face flushed.Holy moley ... ," he gasped. By Jonathan Maberry Lilah Throat Grabbed Hands Growled

'V-Wars' is a head-on collision of real-world science, terrorism, special forces action, ethics, politics and an exploration of what defines us as human. By Jonathan Maberry Terrorism Ethics Science Special Action

Shooting a pistol while running with any accuracy at all is next to impossible. They train us at the Academy to do it at a walk. Slow yourself down, focus on the target. Be relentless, but be accurate. Nobody ever won a gunfight by missing what they were aiming at. By Jonathan Maberry Shooting Impossible Pistol Running Accuracy

One of the most delightful parts of being a writer is connecting with people via social media. I devote ten minutes out of every writing hour to Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and other sites. I don't use assistants for that. It's me and all of my friends, fans, readers, and colleagues on the crazyboat. By Jonathan Maberry Media Facebook Goodreads Pinterest Delightful

Call my cynical...but I've come to believe that most people who follow a total wack job aren't always true believers. They just like to follow. They like the perks. Makes them feel strong. Kind of weakens your faith in fruitcake fanatics. By Jonathan Maberry Call Cynical Believers Follow People

Yo! Deadheads," he yelled, waving his sword to taunt them. "Nice try, but you're messing with Benny-freaking-Imura, zombie killer. Booyah! By Jonathan Maberry Deadheads Booyah Nice Yelled Waving

Benny Imura sat in the dark and spoke with monsters.It was like that every day.It had become the pattern of his life. Shadows and blood. And monsters.Everywhere.Monsters. By Jonathan Maberry Imura Benny Life Sat Dark

He's a ghost, not a carnival magician.-Benny Imura By Jonathan Maberry Benny Imura Ghost Magician Carnival

Benny Imura was appalled to learn that the Apocalypse came with homework. "Why do we have to study this stuff?" he demanded. "We already know what happened. People started turning into zoms, the zoms ate just about everyone, everyone who dies becomes a zom, so the moral of this tale is: Try not to die. By Jonathan Maberry Imura Apocalypse Benny Homework Appalled

Those men saw their stranglehold over everyone starting to slip, and that meant they'd lose money and they'd lose power. And they couldn't have that. So they said that those women, those witches, were monsters. And since most people are just dumb fucks, they went along with it and soon they were burning chicks at the stake and drowning them and crushing them under rocks. That's how the men kept their power. It's how scared people always keep their power. That's why they killed Jesus. That's why they killed that little Indian guy, Gandhi. By Jonathan Maberry Lose Power Slip Stranglehold Starting

Watch Die Hard films until the day started making sense again. By Jonathan Maberry Die Hard Watch Films Day

What's with the shorts?" "There's a new fitness trainer. Jamaican gal . . . tall, gorgeous." "And . . . ?" "Bike shorts show off my package." "Jesus Christ." "Jealousy is an ugly thing, Joe." "Get in the fucking car. By Jonathan Maberry Joe Shorts Tall Gorgeous Bike

As of this moment there's the police department way, the federal law enforcement way, the military way ... and my way. If you want me to function at my best then you're going to have to accept that I'm going to have to make up some of my own rules. I don't know enough about your playbook and, quite frankly, I don't like the way you operate. If I'm not a cop anymore then I'm something else, something new. Okay, then from here on out I'll decide what that is; and that includes building, shaping, and leading my team. My team, my rules. By Jonathan Maberry Moment Police Department Federal Law

There are worse things that can happen to an enemy of the state than Gitmo. Hate to say it, hate it to be the truth, but there it is. By Jonathan Maberry Gitmo Hate Worse Things Happen

(H)ope was like a backstabbing friend. You could trust it sometimes, and then it would turn and drive its blade deep. By Jonathan Maberry Ope Friend Backstabbing Deep Trust

How deep inside your own heartbreak do you have to fall before there's no outward sign of life? By Jonathan Maberry Life Deep Inside Heartbreak Fall

Well, she sure don't hold the deed on grief and loss, son. We all been mussed and mauled by bad times. But that girl's done gone and shut down. I met gray people with more personality." She tapped her temple with a finger. "I'm beginning to suspect there ain't nobody home. By Jonathan Maberry Son Loss Hold Deed Grief

There are moments that define a person's whole life. Moments in which everything they are and everything they may possibly become balance on a single decision. Life and death, hope and despair, victory and failure teeter precariously on the decision made at that moment. These are moments ungoverned by happenstance, untroubled by luck. These are the moments in which a person earns the right to live, or not. By Jonathan Maberry Moments Define Life Person Decision

But, you see, the water-going dinosaur likes to eat people. It's envisioned that it might swim through the newly acquired waterways, due to the ice melting and find its way to warmer waters and make its way to our civilization. Then, much like an old Japanese monster movie, start tearing down cities and eating fleeing citizens, stomping pedestrians, and receiving an air strike. By Jonathan Maberry People Watergoing Dinosaur Eat Japanese

I did not and do not want my life tied up in cloak-and-dagger bullshit, dead guys, or pissing contests with either the testosterone crowd in there or some prissy-assed Earl Grey-drinking, scone-munching major who isn't even my freaking boss. I don't know you and I don't give a rat's ass if you trust me. By Jonathan Maberry Greydrinking Bullshit Earl Dead Guys

Life don't never get easy, does it? It just keeps getting harder in stranger ways. By Jonathan Maberry Life Easy Harder Stranger

A wise man once said that we can't make anyone feel or do anything. We can throw things into the wind, but it's up to each person to decide how they want to react, where they want to stand when things fall. By Jonathan Maberry Wise Man Make Feel Things

His specialty was interrogation. Imagine it, gentlemen. Being strapped to a table so that you are entirely at the mercy of a monster such as this. A person who delights in your pain. A person to whom your screams are more delicious than a lover's whisper. A creature who knows how to keep you alive while he skillfully and meticulously deconstructs those things that define you as human? By Jonathan Maberry Interrogation Specialty Person Gentlemen Imagine

I'd put two .45 slugs in him from fifteen feet. Pretty much does the trick. If it doesn't then your only logical ammunition upgrade is Kryptonite. But By Jonathan Maberry Slugs Feet Put Fifteen Kryptonite

Write the best book you can, the one that demands to be written, no matter what genre it is. Even a trend the trades tell you has gone stale can be revitalized by a superb piece of writing. It'll never be revitalized by someone jumping on a trend bandwagon. By Jonathan Maberry Write Written Revitalized Book Demands

My nerves were telling me this guy was half a keg short of a six-pack. By Jonathan Maberry Sixpack Nerves Telling Guy Half

My favorite monster has always been the zombie. They are so much fun. They can be scary, pathetic, sad, funny, tragic, even heroic. They are the most elastic monster because, even with all of that, they don't interfere with telling stories about the humans. They serve as threats and metaphors, but they allow the story to be about people. By Jonathan Maberry Zombie Favorite Monster Fun Pathetic

I'm self-aware enough to know that I have a somewhat fractured personality. Not exactly multiple personality disorder, but clearly there were different drivers at the wheel depending on my mood, and depending on my needs. Over By Jonathan Maberry Personality Depending Selfaware Fractured Disorder

She said, "Look down at your chest." I held the cell phone to my ear as I bend my head. Two red dots, quivering slightly, danced right over my heart. "You are one second away from death," said the caller. By Jonathan Maberry Chest Head Dots Quivering Slightly

There are such moments in a life. Solitary seconds on which the reality of what life means pivots and turns from a dead end toward a road of untrodden grass that stretches on forever. By Jonathan Maberry Life Moments Solitary Forever Reality

That's when I got the first real tingle of warning. Small, but serious. The smart thing to do would have been to simply end the call. No goodbyes, no polite refusals, just hit the button, put the cell phone in the bottom drawer of my file cabinet, and go to the multiplex to watch a movie about things blowing up. Maybe get some Ben and Jerry's afterward. By Jonathan Maberry Warning Real Tingle Small Ben

Sometimes there aren't words, Benny knew. Sometimes there are hurts so deep that they exist in a country that has no spoken language, a place where all landscapes are blighted and no sun ever shines. Benny had left his footprints in the dust of that place. By Jonathan Maberry Benny Words Knew Place Language

I'm not sure I could trust a man who would bypass an Oreo in favor of vanilla wafers. It's a fundamental character flaw, possibly a sign of true evil. By Jonathan Maberry Oreo Wafers Trust Man Bypass

When Chong made to sit down next to her, Lilah drew her knife and stabbed the point into the earth between them."I can see that you need some quiet time," he said and scuttled quickly away. By Jonathan Maberry Lilah Chong Them Time Made

Know your enemy. The more you know about them, the less easily they can surprise you. And by studying them you might identify a weakness or vulnerability. By Jonathan Maberry Enemy Vulnerability Easily Surprise Studying

I don't aspire to write like Steve King. Sure, I admire his work, and I think he's a hell of a nice guy; we met shortly after my first Stoker win. I aspire to write like Jonathan Maberry. By Jonathan Maberry King Steve Write Aspire Stoker

I could feel the shakes starting to come back, so I washed my face, rinsed my mouth out with handfuls of tap water, pasted on my best I-didn't-just-kill-a-zombie expression, and left with my coffee. By Jonathan Maberry Expression Back Face Rinsed Water

Tom adjusted his sword and checked his knives and his pistol. If there had been anyone to see his face, they would have seen a man at peace with himself and the world. And if they were wise they would know that such a man was the most dangerous of all opponent - one who fights to preserve love rather than perpetuate hate. By Jonathan Maberry Tom Pistol Adjusted Sword Checked

The voice that answered did not belong to the beautiful woman who'd hired me last time. The voice was male. Nasal, high-pitched, fussy. If a Chihuahua could talk, it would be like that. By Jonathan Maberry Time Voice Answered Belong Beautiful

Holy Christ . . . are we talking zombies here?" Church smiled faintly. "We're calling him a 'walker.' Short for 'Dead Man Walking.' The head of my science team has too much of a pop culture sensibility. By Jonathan Maberry Christ Holy Walker Dead Walking

A HUMAN ELEMENT is an elegant and haunting first novel. Unrelenting, devious but full of heart. Highly recommended. By Jonathan Maberry Human Element Unrelenting Elegant Haunting

Basher shook his head. "No, we climbed in through a ground-floor guest bedroom all ninja-like. Snuck up the back stairs.""Then you might be the cavalry," said Tom, "but I'm Santa Claus. Let's go downstairs and open some presents. By Jonathan Maberry Basher Head Shook Tom Claus

Okay," I said slowly, "but what the hell would you mate a horse with to get a unicorn, because I don't see horses and narwhales doing the dirty boogie. By Jonathan Maberry Slowly Unicorn Boogie Hell Mate

But there never was a country, no matter how noble or well-intentioned, that wasn't infected by a greedy and power-hungry few. By Jonathan Maberry Country Wellintentioned Matter Noble Infected

We're on our way to rescue a queen, overthrow an evil wizard, and win back a country. Care to join us?- Wolverine (Doomwar #1) By Jonathan Maberry Wolverine Doomwar Queen Overthrow Wizard

I kicked Beaky Nose in the nuts with the toe of my shoe, very, very hard. I have big feet and my shoes have steel toes. This is never good news for the sorry son of a bitch whose balls get in the way of my rage issues. By Jonathan Maberry Beaky Nose Hard Kicked Nuts

There were more of them out there. More walkers. And I was being asked to step up and be ... what? Some kind of Captain Heroism who would lead the boys in the Red, White, and Blue to victory? What was I getting myself into? This wasn't task force duty, this wasn't even SWAT-team level. I'd never even smelled anything this big before and now I was expected to train and lead a black ops team? How frigging insane was this? Why were they asking me? I'm just a cop. Where are the guys who actually do this for a living? How come none of them were here? Where's James Bond and Jack Bauer? Why me, of all people? By Jonathan Maberry White Lead Red Captain Heroism

A sword by itself is not evil. A sword can be used to slay an enemy, or release a suffering friend into the darkness. A sword can cut ropes that bind the helpless. A raised sword can be a threat or it can be a symbol of leadership ... A weapon, my children, is good or evil depending on the intention of whoever holds it. By Jonathan Maberry Sword Evil Enemy Darkness Slay

My first book deal was actually for a textbook - 'Judo and You' - that I wrote while teaching at Temple University. A scout for Kendall-Hunt came looking for someone to write the book, and even though it wasn't a course I was teaching there, I agreed to write it. By Jonathan Maberry Judo University Temple Textbook Book

When giant violent albino penguins are the least extraordinary issue of the day, then your day has slipped a gear. By Jonathan Maberry Gear Day Giant Violent Albino

But the colonel said and did nothing as the seconds splintered off the clock and fell like debris on the floor. By Jonathan Maberry Floor Colonel Splintered Clock Fell

When I was in middle school, the librarian there was secretary for a couple of groups of professional writers. She introduced me to Ray Bradbury and Richard Matheson, and I became very friendly with them over a period of two years. Both of them were very generous with their time, guidance and advice. By Jonathan Maberry School Writers Middle Librarian Secretary

Nix still held Benny's hand, and her grip tightened to an almost crushing force, grinding his hand bones together. It hurt, but Benny would rather have cut that hand off than take it back at that moment. If it would help Nix through this, he'd give her a pair of pliers and a vise so she could do a proper job. By Jonathan Maberry Benny Hand Force Grinding Nix

Value is relative," said the saint. "A man with his house on fire and a man dying of thirst each place a different value on a glass of water. By Jonathan Maberry Relative Saint Man Water House

So, basically if we keep trying to save the country and maybe the world from a bunch of murderous assholes with outer space weapons, then we're the bad guys?""In a nutshell.""Then, hey ... let's be bad guys. By Jonathan Maberry Guys Hey Basically Weapons Nutshell

Did the sudden dark remind you that all of the things we expect to be there for us, to protect us, shelter us, provide for us, are fleeting and finite? By Jonathan Maberry Shelter Provide Finite Sudden Dark

He'd never much cared for the need to believe one people were better than another. One on one, most of them seemed all right. It was only when you gathered any of them in groups they tended to be stupid. By Jonathan Maberry Cared People Stupid Gathered Groups

It's cloaked in cultural mumbo jumbo, but I assure you that it is very hard science. By Jonathan Maberry Jumbo Science Cloaked Cultural Mumbo

The truth is the truth. What changes is what we know about it and what we're willing to believe. By Jonathan Maberry Truth

It's just that I'm fifteen, and I have this crazy idea I might actually have a life in front of me. I don't see how it's going to do me much good to believe that the world is over and this is just an epilogue. By Jonathan Maberry Fifteen Crazy Idea Life Front

When my writing career took off, it was pretty easy to keep my ego in check because old-school martial arts isn't about ego gratification. It's about maintaining a balanced view of the world and your place in it. By Jonathan Maberry Ego Gratification Writing Career Pretty

(T)he world is always changing. Always. We can't give the next generation a set of guarantees. Best we can do is help them be smart enough and tough enough to deal with whatever comes. You know as well as I do that we're not going to be there forever for them. By Jonathan Maberry Changing World Guarantees Give Generation

Love was a pathway to cruel pain. It was the arrow that Fate always kept aimed at your back. By Jonathan Maberry Love Pain Pathway Cruel Fate

Then this other guy, the thirteenth guy, comes crashing right into me. Even with all that was going on I thought, Drug addict. He was pale and sweaty, stank like raw sewage, and had a glazed bug-eyed stare. Sick bastard even tried to bite me, but By Jonathan Maberry Guy Drug Thirteenth Crashing Thought

There was a sliver of moon and a splash of stars, and the light outlined her face and glistened on the tears that ran like mercury down her cheeks. By Jonathan Maberry Stars Cheeks Sliver Moon Splash

No one is really who people think they are. It's unfair. When they give us nicknames and create a story for us, everyone expects us to be that person and to live up to that legend. By Jonathan Maberry People Unfair Legend Give Nicknames

I write every day. Most weekdays, I write about ten hours a day. That doesn't mean eight hours of surfing the Net or watching videos on YouTube. I park my butt in a chair and write ... I learned that writer's block is a myth created by people who don't have, or understand, a writing process. By Jonathan Maberry Day Write Hours Net Weekdays

Dez, on the other hand, was pure backcountry Pennsylvania; a blue-eyed blonde who could have been a model for fitness equipment if not for what JT personally viewed as an overactive redneck gene. By Jonathan Maberry Dez Pennsylvania Hand Gene Pure

When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week, then there's either something wrong with your skills or something wrong with your world. And there's nothing wrong with my skills. By Jonathan Maberry Wrong Week World Skills Kill

There is music in the noise, beauty in the chaos, truth in the lies, light in the void. He who has eyes, let him see. By Jonathan Maberry Noise Beauty Chaos Truth Lies

It's important to know the past, but your survival depends on knowing the present. By Jonathan Maberry Past Present Important Survival Depends

Chong said, 'Do yourself a favor, Morg. Next time you're staring at a girl's boobs, look up. You'll be shocked to learn it, but there's going to be a face up there. Nose, mouth, eyes. And behind the eyes is an actual person. By Jonathan Maberry Morg Chong Favor Eyes Boobs

What terrified her most was the thought that staying alive had become nothing more than a habit. That was it. A reflex action without further or deeper purpose. By Jonathan Maberry Habit Terrified Thought Staying Alive

Sing it like the midnight wind, Sing it like a prayer; Sing it on to the way to hell, Them blues'll take you there. - Oren Morse, Dead Man's Song By Jonathan Maberry Sing Wind Prayer Hell Oren

That's got to be Nix," Benny said as he pulled the door open. "Hey, sweetie ... "Morgie Mitchell and Lou Chong stood on the black porch. "Um," said Chong, "hello to you, too, sugar lumps. By Jonathan Maberry Nix Benny Hey Open Chong

Time crawled on as if its legs were broken. By Jonathan Maberry Time Broken Crawled Legs

Generosity could be as contagious as the zombie plague as long as enough people were willing to be carriers. By Jonathan Maberry Generosity Carriers Contagious Zombie Plague

You have to keep your mind as wide-open as your eyes, because almost nothing is what it seems. By Jonathan Maberry Eyes Mind Wideopen

The high is, according to the junkies, worth the side effect. For the record, this is one of the reasons I hate people. By Jonathan Maberry Junkies Worth Effect High Side

Jim Rollins is the king of the weird science action genre. By Jonathan Maberry Rollins Jim Genre King Weird

Stabbing is for suckers who want to die. By Jonathan Maberry Stabbing Die Suckers

My Honda revved, shuttered, and broke free of the Chrysler. By Jonathan Maberry Shuttered Chrysler Honda Revved Broke

When he heard politicians use the phrase "in the best interests of the American people" he knew that it was always a profit-based decision. By Jonathan Maberry American Phrase People Decision Heard

When I first encountered the 'Sigma Force' novels - long before I became friends with Jim Rollins - a bookseller told me that these stories were about 'geeks with guns.' While not entirely accurate, that's pretty close to the mark, and that really speaks to me. By Jonathan Maberry Sigma Force Rollins Jim Long

What could I do? I was afraid he'd point at me and say 'Him!,' and then lightning bolts would hit me or something-Chong By Jonathan Maberry Somethingchong Afraid Point Lightning Bolts

Except that death collected everyone. Death is like that. Relentlessly efficient. By Jonathan Maberry Death Collected Relentlessly Efficient

And that made him wonder if a person who is forced into bad situations over and over again when they're too weak or helpless to do anything about it will eventually make bad choices of their own simply because they've become habituated to them. By Jonathan Maberry Bad Made Person Forced Situations

The girl's eyes rolled high and he fell backward. Dez By Jonathan Maberry Dez Backward Girl Eyes Rolled

This one looks good," said Chong over breakfast the next morning. Benny read out loud from the paper. "'Pit Thrower.' What's that?" "I don't know," Chong said with a mouth full of toast. "I think it has something to do with barbecuing." It didn't. By Jonathan Maberry Good Morning Chong Breakfast Pit

Closure isn't closure until someone's ready to close the door. By Jonathan Maberry Door Closure Ready Close

The word "impossible" used to mean something. It was a line that couldn't be crossed. It was the outer edge of the safe zone.I can't find that line anymore By Jonathan Maberry Impossible Word Line Crossed Anymore

When Tony lost it, it would be up to Ruger to take Lady Death by the tits and giver a good tweak. That's how he saw it. Give Lady Death's tits a good tweak. By Jonathan Maberry Tony Ruger Lady Death Tweak

Newton screamed when he felt them begin to crawl over his scrotum and try to wiggle between his buttocks By Jonathan Maberry Newton Buttocks Screamed Felt Begin

Guilt and rage, hatred and fear were pathways to weakness and clumsy choices. By Jonathan Maberry Guilt Rage Hatred Choices Fear

You, however, are a psycho bitch who shot my dog. By Jonathan Maberry Dog Psycho Bitch Shot

Suddenly we were in outer space. Aboard a rusty old piece of junk freighter. Far away. And in real trouble. By Jonathan Maberry Suddenly Space Outer Aboard Freighter

UNMARKED is both gorgeous and hideous. A frightening and disturbing tale spun with great beauty. Absolutely riveting. By Jonathan Maberry Unmarked Hideous Gorgeous Beauty Absolutely

They won the war but lost the peace, By Jonathan Maberry Peace Won War Lost

Do you work for Starbox? If so, I can't say I dig your new marketing strategy. By Jonathan Maberry Starbox Work Strategy Dig Marketing

A bite will still hurt, but it won't kill you. By Jonathan Maberry Hurt Bite Kill

I'm going to be dead for a long time. Let me be awake as much as I can for now. By Jonathan Maberry Time Dead Long Awake

There are different kinds of predators. There are the kinds who target the weak. And there are those with more of a Dexter vibe who don't lose sleep if a child abuser has a hard time on the way to the station. By Jonathan Maberry Predators Kinds Dexter Weak Target

It's horrible, and we humans, just as always, will be the cause. Screw up the water. Fuck up the air. Cut down the trees and shit on the world. We'll call it science. We'll call it sport. By Jonathan Maberry Horrible Humans Call Screw Water

He could laugh, though, and there was no bluesman who ever lived who didn't know how to laugh at the craziness of life. By Jonathan Maberry Life Laugh Bluesman Lived Craziness

By the time I finished the first series, 'Marvel Universe vs. Punisher,' I knew that there was a lot more story to tell. By Jonathan Maberry Marvel Punisher Universe Series Time

You see the fence as something keeping the zoms out. I don't. I see it as the thing that pens us in. We're trapped here. Trapped isn't "alive." Trapped isn't "safe." And it isn't "free. By Jonathan Maberry Trapped Fence Keeping Zoms Alive

Suffering is easier to endure when shared. By Jonathan Maberry Suffering Shared Easier Endure

I took a very careful hold of the metal door handle. No shocks and nothing exploded. I pulled gently and the door yielded, but I stayed on the balls of my feet. If I felt the tension of a wire or heard a click, I was going to set a new land speed record for a scared white guy in a hazmat suit. By Jonathan Maberry Handle Careful Hold Metal Door

Often it was the most unlikely people who found within themselves a spark of something greater. It was probably always there, but most people are never tested, and they go through their whole lives without ever knowing that when things are at their worst, they are at their best. By Jonathan Maberry Greater People Found Spark Tested

You can learn much about an enemy when you watch him win. We will watch and learn . . . and plan. By Jonathan Maberry Win Learn Watch Enemy Plan

When people ask me about what I learned from martial arts, I don't talk about favorite punches or kicks, or about fights won or lost. I talk about learning self-discipline, about ethics and manners and benevolence and fairness. By Jonathan Maberry Talk Arts Kicks Lost People

In the car sometimes I'd just start balling my eyes out. By Jonathan Maberry Car Start Balling Eyes

We've all had our moments of weakness and failure. All of us. We've all suffered through dark nights of the soul. By Jonathan Maberry Failure Moments Weakness Soul Suffered

Goat made no move to get out. "Billy...this is nuts.""Yeah, well we left 'sane and normal' behind the first time Volker said 'zombie By Jonathan Maberry Billy Yeah Zombie Goat Made

With 'Extinction Machine,' I wanted to start some conversations about whether we're alone in the universe and what that might mean. By Jonathan Maberry Extinction Machine Wanted Start Conversations

Pain was the coin that paid the ferryman. By Jonathan Maberry Pain Ferryman Coin Paid

Quick-Draw Carl, who still wore the broad-brimmed brown hat of his legendary dad, Sheriff Rick. By Jonathan Maberry Carl Sheriff Rick Quickdraw Dad

Rape is, to me, no different than murder. It kills a part of the victim's soul. By Jonathan Maberry Rape Murder Soul Kills Part

The economy blows, or don't you read the papers?""Who reads the fucking papers? News is free on the internet. By Jonathan Maberry Papers Blows Read Reads Economy

There was a lot of animosity on the County side, a lot of jealously. By Jonathan Maberry Lot County Side Jealously Animosity

My whole body is a lethal weapon, you know. I know more ways to kill you than you know how to die. By Jonathan Maberry Weapon Body Lethal Die Kill

There are also several notes in your file suggesting that you are a world-class smartass." "Really? You mean I made it through the nationals?" "And you apparently think you're hilarious." "You're saying I'm not? By Jonathan Maberry Smartass Notes File Suggesting Worldclass

The whole world turned into an all-you-can-eat buffet ... By Jonathan Maberry Buffet World Turned

Yippie ki-yay and all that shit"- Desdemona Fox By Jonathan Maberry Desdemona Fox Yippie Shit Kiyay

Zoms never tired. By Jonathan Maberry Zoms Tired

The real world was never cool enough for anyone to accept a costumed supervillain. Which By Jonathan Maberry Supervillain Real World Cool Accept

Hell's a-coming and we all gotta learn to play the blues. (347) By Jonathan Maberry Hell Blues Acoming Gotta Learn

And to Conrad, it seemed as though he had entered some strange world beyond our own, where nothing was as it appears, and anything could be possible. By Jonathan Maberry Conrad Entered Strange World

The way Benny saw it, when your first memory was of zombies killing your parents, then you had a license to hate them as much as you wanted. By Jonathan Maberry Benny Parents Wanted Memory Zombies

Sometimes there are hurts so deep that they exist in a country that has no spoken language, a place where all landscapes are blighted and no sun ever shines. By Jonathan Maberry Language Shines Hurts Deep Exist

How do you know that?""Because,"Chong said with raised eyebrows,"when you open those things called 'books',there are words as well as pictures.Sometimes the words tell you stuff. By Jonathan Maberry Chong Books Words Eyebrows Called

But sometimes shame is a more powerful engine than rage. Like rage, it burns hot; and like rage it tends to consume its own furnace. By Jonathan Maberry Rage Shame Powerful Engine Hot

Who'd play her in the movie?" "The shark from Jaws," muttered Trout. By Jonathan Maberry Movie Jaws Trout Play Muttered

I don't ever want to live in a world where something like mercy ... or maybe it's compassion ... is the wrong choice. By Jonathan Maberry Mercy Compassion Choice Live World

She agreed with Mark Twain that golf was a good walk spoiled. By Jonathan Maberry Mark Twain Spoiled Agreed Golf

She had a pretty name but she knew she wasn't pretty. By Jonathan Maberry Pretty Knew

I got this," said Nix, raising her bokken. By Jonathan Maberry Nix Raising Bokken

How the hell are you idiots allowed to run a country? I should have voted for a clown college. They'd at least have a reason for being this stupid. By Jonathan Maberry Country Hell Idiots Allowed Run

He never did get right all the way again. And every once in a while he'd come down all bitey. By Jonathan Maberry Bitey

She wept for the hurt that he owned, a hurt she could never hope to remove. By Jonathan Maberry Owned Remove Hurt Wept Hope

I've managed to stay alive out here in the Ruin because I'm a realist. I allow the truth to be the truth, no matter how much I might want it to be something else. By Jonathan Maberry Ruin Realist Managed Stay Alive

I was raised to fight to the end. You never give up, no matter how much it hurts, no matter what stands in your way. By Jonathan Maberry End Raised Fight Matter Hurts

That's stupid.""That's people. By Jonathan Maberry Stupid People

Walls, towns, rules, and day-to-day life doesn't make us civilized ... That's organization and ritual. Civilization lives in our hearts and heads or it doesn't exist at all. By Jonathan Maberry Walls Towns Rules Life Civilized

Spotting the same car three times could have been a coincidence. Kim Kardashian's boobs could be real, too, and that's about as likely. By Jonathan Maberry Spotting Coincidence Car Times Kardashian

Things said and done innocently should never be used as weapons. By Jonathan Maberry Things Weapons Innocently

Get your butt in a chair and write. If it comes out weak or bad or clunky or ordinary, then accept that this happens to everyone. Everyone. Get it down, get it done, and fix it in the rewrite. Just like everyone from Stephen King to J. K. Rowling to Chuck Palahniuk does. By Jonathan Maberry Write Butt Chair Ordinary Stephen

Lilah, there's not a living soul on this planet who shouldn't be afraid of Saint John. By Jonathan Maberry Lilah John Saint Living Soul

Like most writers, I read deeply into the genre in which I write. By Jonathan Maberry Writers Write Read Deeply Genre

Everyone carries around his own monsters.Richard Pryor By Jonathan Maberry Pryor Carries Monstersrichard

It's easier to be a character in a story than the star of your own tragedy. By Jonathan Maberry Tragedy Easier Character Story Star

If you battle monsters, you don't always become a monster. But you aren't entirely human anymore, either. By Jonathan Maberry Monsters Monster Battle Anymore Human

Well, maybe that would have happened if the world hadn't ended. It did. The world ended. On a friday. By Jonathan Maberry Ended World Happened Friday

It's refreshing to be insane. Just as it's liberating to be aware of it. By Jonathan Maberry Insane Refreshing Liberating Aware

Evil don't die. It just waits. By Jonathan Maberry Evil Die Waits

Sometimes shame is a more powerful engine than rage. By Jonathan Maberry Rage Shame Powerful Engine

In short," Dolan said, "if I try to fuck with Limbus, I'll end up on the street corner wearing a tinfoil hat. By Jonathan Maberry Dolan Limbus Short Hat Fuck

I love weird science. I love weird action. I love weird characters. By Jonathan Maberry Love Weird Science Action Characters

I don't want to kill you and you don't want to be dead. By Jonathan Maberry Dead Kill

Point is, people lie a lot. Sometimes out of habit. Not many people are good at telling the truth. By Jonathan Maberry Point Lot Lie People Habit

Life is truly weird ... And it's not getting any less weird the farther I get from home. By Jonathan Maberry Life Weird Home Farther

Suddenly all those careful preparations disintegrated as predators far more dangerous than the walking dead proved what all wise killers already knew: that nothing was more dangerous than living men. By Jonathan Maberry Dangerous Suddenly Knew Men Careful

Leaving is never easy," said Tom. "Even when you know you have to go. By Jonathan Maberry Tom Leaving Easy

Revenge is an infection of the spirit. By Jonathan Maberry Revenge Spirit Infection

Some people never want to be part of the solution. All they want to do is bitch and whine and create complications for other people. You By Jonathan Maberry Solution People Part Bitch Whine

Evil never dies. It merely waits. And it grows stronger in the dark. By Jonathan Maberry Evil Dies Waits Dark Grows

Unless there's an officer-involved shooting or some other high-profile event going on, the Homicide Office is dead in the middle of the night. By Jonathan Maberry Homicide Office Night Officerinvolved Shooting

Hell was something the Lost Girl knew. She has lived it all her life. By Jonathan Maberry Lost Girl Hell Knew Life

It was harder to let yourself sink if someone else needed you to be their rock. By Jonathan Maberry Rock Harder Sink Needed

Is he nuts?""I think the expression used to be 'touched by God'.""So that would be a yes. By Jonathan Maberry God Nuts Touched Expression

Dude, what is it with you and zoms? By Jonathan Maberry Dude Zoms

You crazy or something?" growled Zucco. "It's come up in therapy. By Jonathan Maberry Zucco Growled Crazy Therapy

Men screamed as she opened them and let their futures spill out. By Jonathan Maberry Men Screamed Opened Futures Spill

She knew a couple of writers. They were always broke. By Jonathan Maberry Writers Knew Couple Broke

We're each alone inside our heads, some more so than others. By Jonathan Maberry Heads Inside