Jonathan Maberry

...as of this moment there's the police department way, the federal law enforcement way, the military way... and my way. If you want me to function at my best then you're going to have to accept that I'm going to have to make up some of my own rules. I don't know enough about your playbook and, quite frankly, I don't like the way you operate. If I'm not a cop anymore then I'm something else, something new. Okay, then from here on out I'll decide what that is; and that includes building, shaping, and leading my team. My team, my rules.

— Jonathan Maberry

But sometimes shame is a more powerful engine than rage. Like rage, it burns hot; and like rage it tends to consume its own furnace.

— Jonathan Maberry

Chong said, "Do yourself a favor, More. Next time you're staring at a girl's boobs, look up. You'll be shocked to learn it, but there's going to be a face up there. Nose, mouth, eyes. And behind the eyes is an actual PE

— Jonathan Maberry

Church didn't answer that. Instead, he said, "The darkness is all around us. Very few people have the courage to light a candle against it."" I'm not that kind of idea

— Jonathan Maberry

Everyone carries around his own monsters.---Richard Pryor

— Jonathan Maberry

Guilt and rage, hatred and fear were pathways to weakness and clumsy choices.

— Jonathan Maberry

He never did get right all the way again. And every once in a while he'd come down all beta.

— Jonathan Maberry

He's a ghost, not a carnival magician.-Benny IRA

— Jonathan Maberry

I knelt down and hugged the furry monster for a while. If it was too tight, Ghost didn't seem to mind. He wagged his tail and whined a little, sensing the hurt that I felt. Dogs are truly the best of companions. You don't need to explain. They know as much as they need to know, and they are loyal no matter what sins you've committed.

— Jonathan Maberry

It's cloaked in cultural mumbo jumbo, but I assure you that it is very hard science.

— Jonathan Maberry