Quotes by Jonathan Maberry

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.

Reporters trade in pain. It sells papers. Everyone knows that.

Everyone carries around his own monsters.---Richard Pryor

When people ask me about what I learned from martial arts, I dont 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.

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 dont interfere with telling stories about the humans. They serve as threats and metaphors, but they allow the story to be about people.

“Ive managed to stay alive out here in the Ruin because Im a realist. I allow the truth to be the truth, no matter how much I might want it to be something else.”

“Its cloaked in cultural mumbo jumbo, but I assure you that it is very hard science.”