James A. Moore > Quotes

“It felt oily in his mind and left an aftertaste in his soul.”
― James A. Moore, Alien: Sea of Sorrows

“Life is pain. War is change. The raw materials of life hammered and shaped into something with a purpose.”
― James A. Moore, City of Wonders

“You could not save him.” Dretta nodded. “But he saved you. And you, Merros Dulver, you are supposed to save us from these Sa’ba Taalor when they attack. That’s what I keep hearing. That you are a hero and will keep us safe from the people that killed my husband.” Her voice was calm as she looked away from him to layer slices of roast meat and bread on his plate. When she looked up at him again her eyes were dry. “Keep us safe. Keep me safe. And while you are doing that, I want you to find the bitch that murdered my man and I want you to carve her head from her body.” Her voice was still calm; as if she were discussing the crops she might plant on the last lands of her villa. “Bring me her head and prove to me that my husband made the right choice in dying for you.”
― James A. Moore, The Blasted Lands

“The best way to end a war is to make certain that it never happens. The best way to win a war is to change the shape of the battles to suit your needs.”
― James A. Moore, City of Wonders

“You will lose your hand, find your fist and gain an ally. You will also meet your enemy face-to-face.”
― James A. Moore, Seven Forges

“Nobody said anything about giant severed heads!" Christopher shouted. "The commercials promised weird, scary stuff, but there was nothing about giant severed heads lying in the middle of the tracks! This is bullshit!”
― James A. Moore, The Haunted Forest Tour

“of them gave those thoughts a second consideration”
― James A. Moore, Seven Forges

“Wisdom often comes from those with the least to lose.”
― James A. Moore, City of Wonders

“Everything about the creature was terrifying. The way it moved, the way it looked – even the way it died.”
― James A. Moore, Alien: Sea of Sorrows

“Still, one does what one must.”
― James A. Moore, City of Wonders

“If not wisdom then certainly truth. If you’ve nothing to lose you’ve nothing to fear losing.”
― James A. Moore, City of Wonders

“Damned Weyland-Yutani piece of crap,” she said.”
― James A. Moore, Alien: Sea of Sorrows

“Durhallem, Ydramil, Wrommish, Paedle, Truska-Pren, Wheklam, and Ordna.”
― James A. Moore, Seven Forges

“Krohan but from that distance he sounded almost”
― James A. Moore, The Blasted Lands

“What has happened is what has happened. The past is gone. I was not the same person then. I was much weaker. I lived and breathed and hid in fear. That time is gone. I fear nothing. I have faced my fears and learned from them. The gods gave me that.”
― James A. Moore, The Silent Army

“Little known fact: sometimes wizards do things just because it amuses them.”
― James A. Moore, Seven Forges

“He wanted to make a copy to send back to his sister – the one who’d been smart enough to finish college and was working for Weyland-Yutani as a forensic xenobiologist. She made disgustingly good money. Still, he got laid a lot more often.
It was all a matter of perspective.”
― James A. Moore, Alien: Sea of Sorrows

“in his frozen sleep, no one could hear his screams.”
― James A. Moore, Alien: Sea of Sorrows

“* * * “WHAT ARE we dealing with?” “It’s difficult to tell, sir,” Nathanial Byrd replied. When the president just glared up at him, the secretary of defense continued. “Wherever an object strikes, power goes out instantly, along”
― James A. Moore, Avengers: Infinity

“The Arcturians had been the first alien race mankind had encountered, and those initial meetings had marked a turning point for the human race.”
― James A. Moore, Alien: Sea of Sorrows

“You ever see a cute, furry alien?”
― James A. Moore, Alien: Sea of Sorrows

“I stopped to fix my mask and I thought I saw something move back there behind us.”
― James A. Moore, This is Halloween

“What was it that Drask Silver Hand had said to him? Life is pain. Oh, how he lived just then.”
― James A. Moore, The Blasted Lands

“No matter how hard he ran, how carefully he hid himself or what he might find as a weapon, he knew they would eventually locate him. It was as inevitable as the dark between the stars. And”
― James A. Moore, Alien: Sea of Sorrows

“How the hell should I know? I’m just a grunt.”
― James A. Moore, Alien: Sea of Sorrows

“Hunsucker chewed at a lump of gum like it had done his family wrong.”
― James A. Moore, Alien: Sea of Sorrows

“So is a murder rose until you decide to hold the blossom in your hand and sniff it. Perfectly inviting and even charming until the poisons burn your skull open.” “By the gods, man, where do you hear about these things?”
― James A. Moore, City of Wonders

“The sound of the doors locking into place sounded a hell of a lot like the sound of a heavy casket lid dropping closed.”
― James A. Moore, The Haunted Forest Tour