Mike Wells > Quotes

“If I couldn't be a fiction writer, I would be a roller coaster designer for theme parks”
― Mike Wells

“Maybe you’re right,” Kyle said. While Kyle drove, he was deep in thought, trying to grapple with the future. Briana’s future. So, the green water had saved her again today. But what about tomorrow? And the next day? And the next? What was she going to do, just keep coming back to the lake and swimming down to the bottom for her green-water fix, like some sort of aquatic vampire? And what about school? She was supposed to leave for State in another week. It was a three-hour drive away. What was she going to do then?”
― Mike Wells, Wild Child, Book 1: A Teenage Sci-Fi Conspiracy Thriller

“Briana watched him for a moment and then looked back out her window. “You don’t know what you’re missing, Kyle.”
― Mike Wells, Wild Child, Book 1: A Teenage Sci-Fi Conspiracy Thriller

“When they stepped out of the taxi and approached the hotel lobby, she mustered up the courage to take Nick’s hand. He quickly let go, frowning at her. “I thought we were supposed to be married,” she said, a little hurt. “We are. Five years, Elaine. No married couple holds hands after five years.”
― Mike Wells, Lust

“He glanced over at her, wondering if she had considered any of this. There was a peaceful smile on her face, her hair blowing in the wind. She seemed to have not a trouble in the world.”
― Mike Wells, Wild Child, Book 1: A Teenage Sci-Fi Conspiracy Thriller

“Elaine slowly transformed from the proverbial ugly duckling into a swan.”
― Mike Wells, Lust

“And it’s like that Zen saying: ‘When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”
― Mike Wells, Passion, Power & Sin - Book 1

“a broken toy an orphan would likely toss aside meant more than all the expensive gifts in the world.”
― Mike Wells, Lust, Money & Murder

“Roswell, New Mexico, the town where an alien spaceship had supposedly crashed and been covered up by the Air Force.  HOME OF THE MOST BIZARRE CONSPIRACY IN U.S. HISTORY, a sign on one of the tourist traps said.”
― Mike Wells, Wild Child: The Trilogy

“She could feel the emotional wedge between him and his father. It must be very hard for them to work together, she thought. Maybe she just didn’t understand the ways of the super wealthy.”
― Mike Wells, Passion, Power & Sin - Book 1

“She heard a clip-clop, clip-clop sound coming from around the corner, and suddenly she found herself face to face with one of the massive athletes. It was his wooden sandals that were making the racket. The enormous man was dressed only in a thin silk robe, his long black hair pulled up into a tight topknot. His dark brown eyes shifted to Heather’s face, only for a split second, his puffy features showing no expression whatsoever, and he continued on. It was like watching a barge sail by.”
― Mike Wells, Passion, Power & Sin - Book 1

“Lilith looked down at the book.  “Olympia, Red, challenges Kyle, Orange!”
― Mike Wells, Wild Child: The Trilogy

“It looked like a Roman candle to me.”
― Mike Wells, The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer - Book 2

“There was malware you could download from pirate websites, malware that you could send to other people’s cellphones to find out their GPS locations.  It could be sent to other people invisibly, attached to text messages.  If he could get his hands on another cellphone and download”
― Mike Wells, Wild Child: The Trilogy

“You have experience in C programming?  That’s mainly what we need on that project.”
― Mike Wells, Wild Child: The Trilogy

“Blood diamonds, she thought. That’s exactly what these are. She felt almost as superstitious as the Africans now, as if the pink diamonds themselves had somehow caused all this hardship and death.”
― Mike Wells, Escape from Sudan

“She was thankful that in her job, she didn’t have to choose sides—she fought against currency counterfeiters, stock and bond forgers, money launderers, diamond smugglers—in short, lowlifes like Spyro Leandrou who engaged in activities that were universally perceived as wrong.”
― Mike Wells, The Greek Trilogy, Book 2

“Kaito lurched forward, his opponent grabbing him an instant later, and both of them spun around the ring like two clumsy, obese ballet dancers, clawing at each other’s mawashis, trying to get purchase.”
― Mike Wells, Passion, Power & Sin - Book 1

“Amazing, Heather thought, looking back at the email message. Who was this incredible, gifted person?”
― Mike Wells, Passion, Power & Sin - Book 1

“turned around and walked out, fighting an almost overpowering urge to tear up the check and”
― Mike Wells, Baby Talk - Book 1

“outfits under the bright lights and with all the colorful props was thrilling. Elaine felt a heady rush when she picked up the comp cards. She looked spectacular in all the different photos. Now she was a real model!”
― Mike Wells, Lust, Money & Murder

“thousands, and perhaps millions, of people. It was a dream come true. “But,” she told me on the phone, “there’s one problem with your book.” “What’s that?” I said, my euphoria fading. “It’s too short. Can you add another fifteen thousand words?” Fifteen thousand more words? I was dumbfounded. I didn’t understand why I had to add 15,000 words to a book that seemed perfect as it was. “It has to do with the cost of paper,” Laura explained, "and retail price points, and so on.”
― Mike Wells, Wild Child, Book 1: A Teenage Sci-Fi Conspiracy Thriller

“Lust”
― Mike Wells, Lust, Money & Murder

“She felt like jumping in five directions at once.”
― Mike Wells, Lust, Money & Murder

“The man picked her up in Vernazza, a picturesque village perched along the rugged coastline of the Italian Riviera.”
― Mike Wells, Lust, Money & Murder

“Means you’re untrained. You’re not client-ready. Modeling is a highly competitive field, honey.” She blew out smoke, looking at Elaine. “It’s tough to get work unless you’re client-ready.”
― Mike Wells, Lust, Money & Murder

“In the final analysis all people—and governments alike—act in their self-interest.”
― Mike Wells, Blind Scorpion, Iran's Nuclear Sting - Book 1: He could walk away a hero...but for which country?

“driver’s”
― Mike Wells, Money

“You look ravishing,”
― Mike Wells, Lust, Money & Murder

“Two-thirds of the known oil reserves in the world are controlled by the countries surrounding the Persian Gulf.”
― Mike Wells, Blind Scorpion, Iran's Nuclear Sting - Book 1: He could walk away a hero...but for which country?