Jim Rollins is the king of the weird science action genre. Jonathan Maberry More Quotes by Jonathan Maberry More Quotes From Jonathan Maberry 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. Jonathan Maberry true-evil character men There are moments that define a person's whole life. MOMENTS in which everything they are and everything they may possibly become hinge on a single decision. Jonathan Maberry moments decision may 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. Jonathan Maberry wise men fall 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. Jonathan Maberry hurt mean people 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. Jonathan Maberry sparks knowing people You have to keep your mind as wide-open as your eyes, because almost nothing is what it seems. Jonathan Maberry eye seems mind 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. Jonathan Maberry alive want might Things said and done innocently should never be used as weapons. Jonathan Maberry used weapons done Generosity could be as contagious as the zombie plague as long as enough people were willing to be carriers. Jonathan Maberry generosity long people 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. Jonathan Maberry choices heart people Rage was sometimes a useful ally in the heat of a fight, but it was a trickster. It made everything seem possible. Jonathan Maberry heat allies fighting 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? Jonathan Maberry gentleman pain monsters 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. Jonathan Maberry stars light moon They won the war but lost the peace. Jonathan Maberry lost war Point is, people lie a lot. Sometimes out of habit. Not many people are good at telling the truth. Jonathan Maberry sometimes lying people Sometimes shame is a more powerful engine than rage. Jonathan Maberry shame powerful sometimes Everyone carries around his own monsters.---Richard Pryor Jonathan Maberry carrie monsters 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. Jonathan Maberry wall heart civilization 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. Jonathan Maberry crazy believe ideas Is he nuts?" "I think the expression used to be 'touched by God'." "So that would be a yes. Jonathan Maberry expression nuts thinking