Monique Martin > Quotes

“Whenever I'm with you it's as though someone has reached inside my chest, until the pain is almost more than I can bear. And when I'm not with you, I'd give anything to feel that way again." He heaved a deep sigh and continued. "But I...I couldn't go another day as I was."
"And who are you now?" she asked.
"A man hopelessly in love with you.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all of my life.” She turned back to Simon with a wan smile. “If only my heart knew what too long was.”
― Monique Martin, When the Walls Fell

“Aion, on the other hand, symbolizes eternity, a perception of time stretching out infinitely in all directions.” Jack nodded. “Got it. Dr. Who. Timey-wimey stuff.”
― Monique Martin, A Rip in Time

“She knew it was dirty pool, using her feminine wiles, but what good were wiles unless you used them now and again?”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“You two love each other?” “Yes,” she said without hesitation. “And you believe in that. You believe in your love for each other?” Elizabeth nodded. “That’s God,” he said. “He goes by many names, many faces, but God is simply that—love. I find God in this church, in the faces of my parishioners. One man may find it in nature, in the majesty of a tree or a river,” he said and then looked directly at Simon. “Or another man may find it in a woman’s smile. Wherever it’s to be found, it’s to be cherished. When you find it, you hold onto it and nothing, no force, no evil can take it from you. It’s yours forever. And that, my dear, is something very powerful.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Our we is better than my me.”
― Monique Martin, Fragments

“This will take subterfuge. Do you think you’re up to it?” “I can fuge with the best of them.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“That’s all right. Better a comedy than a tragedy. At least that way, we get a happy ending, right?”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time Series Box Set

“nightmare. He felt a surge of panic and escaped from the darkened bedroom. The moon was nearly full and cast its silvery light through the open”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“A nearly full moon cast its silvery light through the open curtains giving the living room an unearthly glow. Vague shadows stretched”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“That’s God,” he said. “He goes by many names, many faces, but God is simply that—love. I find God in this church, in the faces of my parishioners. One man may find it in nature, in the majesty of a tree or a river,” he said and then looked directly at Simon. “Or another man may find it in a woman’s smile. Wherever it’s to be found, it’s to be cherished. When you find it, you hold onto it and nothing, no force, no evil can take it from you. It’s yours forever. And that, my dear, is something very powerful.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“It was insane, she thought.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“people. Elizabeth could feel the energy of a city at the height of its power and purpose. People walked with a fast pace suited to the jazz rhythms of the nightclubs.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“THE NIGHTMARES HAD COME again. With a surge of panic, Simon Cross pushed himself off the bed and away from the cold, sweat-soaked sheets. His heart racing, his breath quick and rough, he forced his eyes to adjust to the dark room as the last vestiges of sleep faded.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Bloody hell.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Elizabeth was still puzzled by his reaction, but that did make some sense.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“The Council for Temporal Studies.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Bloody piece of…” Simon grumbled”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Elizabeth grabbed a handful of toilet paper and wiped her runny nose, sniffling back the tears that clogged her throat. There was no one here for her to talk to. No one to tell her it was going to be all right. And besides, it wasn’t going to be all right. What the hell had”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“If I’d meant you any harm, I wouldn’t have bothered saving your life. Don’t make me regret that decision. I suggest you drink the wine.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“She’d been to his home before and took each opportunity to find some new artifact or personal item. To put one more piece of the Simon Cross puzzle in its place. She set the papers down on the edge of a long, fruitwood trestle table and tried again to force her hair”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“But, memory paints impressionistic portraits of the past, enhancing some images and blurring others. To her,”
― Monique Martin, When the Walls Fell

“Some wounds never heal. You just learn to live with them.”
― Monique Martin, When the Walls Fell

“First rule of time travel - always bring your own tea.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“moved to Southern California. She grew up on both coasts, living in Connecticut and California. She currently resides in Southern California with her naughty Siamese cat, Monkey.   She’s currently working on an adaptation of one of her screenplays, several short stories and novels and the next”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Exhausted, Elizabeth took a quick bath and then fell asleep almost before her head hit the pillow. Simon watched the gentle rise and fall of her chest. The corners of her mouth were turned up in a quiet smile. She looked so peaceful, so beautiful. Only in the dim predawn light would he allow himself”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Introspection is a bit like castor oil. It might be good for you, but it's so difficult to swallow.”
― Monique Martin, The Devil's Due

“A little gilt here, a little velvet there, a little bit of lots of money everywhere.”
― Monique Martin, When the Walls Fell

“SIMON GLARED AT CHARLIE”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time

“Sadly, there was no sign of platform 9 3/4.”
― Monique Martin, Out of Time Series Box Set III