Reality is like a fruitcake; pretty enough to look at but with all sorts of nasty things lurking just beneath the surface.
A. Lee MartinezBecause life is complicated and difficult. Anyone who says otherwise hasn't truly lived.
A. Lee MartinezIt 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 MartinezQuiet descended, a silence so consuming that even the drafty corridors ceased whistling. Bog wasn't certain where to look, so he solved the problem by plucking out his eyes and sticking them in a drawer.
A. Lee MartinezTo 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 takes on life of its own. Men are quite prone to this. They'll plague themselves with so many 'what if's and 'if only's that they soon forget to ponder the true possibilities before them. Which inevitably lead to poor decisions. Whatever happens will happen. Sometimes we have say over the future. Sometimes we don't. Either way, worrying alone never accomplishes anything.
A. Lee Martinez