Because life is complicated and difficult. Anyone who says otherwise hasn't truly lived.

- A. Lee Martinez

He gives me the hairy eyeball, and asks me to help him find his pancreas.

- A. Lee Martinez

I believe it was the great ogre philosopher Gary who observed that complexity is, generally speaking, an illusion of conscious desire. All things exi…

- A. Lee Martinez

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

It was one thing to hide away from the world. It was quite another to discover the world didn't miss you when you were gone.

- A. Lee Martinez

To worry is to acknowledge that the world is unpredictable, and there is power in understanding one's own powerlessness at times. But too often worry…

- A. Lee Martinez

Terrible errors are rarely made all at once. Usually they are performed one small misstep at a time.

- A. Lee Martinez

Quiet descended, a silence so consuming that even the drafty corridors ceased whistling. Bog wasn't certain where to look, so he solved the problem b…

- A. Lee Martinez

Those who write are writers. Those who wait are waiters.

- A. Lee Martinez