A.E. Marling > Quotes

“Touch the sky of human imagination. Read fantasy.”
― A.E. Marling

“A fantasy story is a vacation to another world for the price of a sandwich.”
― A.E. Marling

“To sway opinion should never be the motive of argument. I argue only for pleasure.”
― A.E. Marling, Brood of Bones

“Time sleeping is always well spent.”
― A.E. Marling, Dream Storm Sea

“A respectable soul of good quality costs entirely too much to maintain.”
― A.E. Marling, Brood of Bones

“Only the flawed can be flawless.”
― A.E. Marling, Brood of Bones

“How could you sleep, knowing that any second your insides might begin to rot, your skin decay to slime, your brain shrivel to dust?”
“I fell asleep with my throat cut. I am a professional.”
― A.E. Marling, Brood of Bones

“There can be nothing more frightening in a gigantic monster of many tentacles than intelligence.”
― A.E. Marling, Dream Storm Sea

“As far as I can determine, the universe is made of ninety-five percent contradiction. And I’m not certain about the last five percent.”
― A.E. Marling, Dream Storm Sea

“Hiresha felt something she struggled to describe. Power and possibility swirled within her, along with a a sense of gasping potential in each moment. When she could a find a name for it, tears beaded her eyes. I am awake.”
― A.E. Marling, Fox's Bride

“Exercise will be the death of me.”
― A.E. Marling, Dream Storm Sea

“He who is without fear has no hope.”
― A.E. Marling, Gravity's Revenge

“Garments are our second skin, and the truer of the two for being the one we choose.”
― A.E. Marling, Gravity's Revenge

“The best man can do is imitate nature with art. While nature can devour art and man.”
― A.E. Marling, Dream Storm Sea

“I was freeing your god from eternal torment," she said. "You are welcome.”
― A.E. Marling, Fox's Bride