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Suspense Quotes

I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense Picture Quote #1

I think people like to be scared. I think people like tension and suspense in a movie Picture Quote #1

There’s always a bit of suspense about the particular way in which a given school year will get off to a bad start Picture Quote #1

Plotting is like sex. Plotting is about desire and satisfaction, anticipation and release. You have to arouse your reader’s desire to know what happens, to unravel the mystery, to see good triumph. You have to sustain it, keep it warm, feed it, just a little bit, not too much at a time, as your story goes on. That’s called suspense. It can bring desire to a frenzy, in which case you are in a good position to bring off a wonderful climax Picture Quote #1

Suspense left my life a long time ago, now it has returned. I do not care for it Picture Quote #1

I am more of a suspense writer. A mystery writer solves mysteries. I am a high suspense writer Picture Quote #1

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Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but high suspense writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama Picture Quote #1

Vaguely conscious of that great suspense in which we live, we find our escape from its sterile, annihilating reality in many dreams, in religion, passion, art Picture Quote #1

I hunt deer because I love the entire process; the preparation, the excitement, and sustained suspense of trying to match my woods lore against the finely honed instincts of these creatures Picture Quote #1

I hunt because I love the entire process: the preparations, the excitement, and sustained suspense of trying to match my woodslore against the finely honed instincts of these creatures. On most days spent in the woods, I come home with an honestly earned feeling that something good has taken place. It makes no difference whether or not I got anything: it has to do with how the day was spent Picture Quote #1

Part of the excitement was just seeing how the world would respond. I kind of like uncertainty to some extent, because it’s a little bit of suspense and excitement and adventure, almost, right? And you can learn a lot even if things don’t work out. But not everyone likes adventure. A lot of people seem to be against uncertainty, actually. In all areas of life Picture Quote #1

An outline is crucial. It saves so much time. When you write suspense, you have to know where you’re going because you have to drop little hints along the way. With the outline, I always know where the story is going. So before I ever write, I prepare an outline of 40 or 50 pages Picture Quote #1

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In fiction, plenty do the job of conveying information, rousing suspense, painting characters, enabling them to speak. But only certain sentences breathe and shift about, like live matter in soil Picture Quote #1

I read what I like to write: romantic suspense. I also love thrillers and novels of suspense, but I can’t handle extreme violence and torture Picture Quote #1

I think the most important part of storytelling is tension. It’s the constant tension of suspense that in a sense mirrors life, because nobody knows what’s going to happen three hours from now Picture Quote #1

You have to go out of your way as a suspense novelist to find situations where the protagonists are somewhat helpless and in real danger Picture Quote #1

... that horrible moment of suspense when the artist shows one of his creations to strange eyes for the first time Picture Quote #1

I think of my books now as suspense novels, usually with a love story incorporated. They’re absolutely a lot harder to write than romances. They take more plotting and real character development Picture Quote #1

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All I’ve really ever done is write since I was 17, so I don’t know anything about anything. For me to do a novel, I have to talk to people who know things. And what keeps me in suspense is that I am a crime aficionado Picture Quote #1

I like to believe my suspense novels marry the strong characters from my romance writing past, with the twisty, clever plots of my mystery writing present Picture Quote #1

I still read romance, and I read suspense. I read them both. And part of it is, I like stories with strong characters, and I like stories where there’s closure at the end. And I like stories where there’s hope. That’s a kind of empowerment. I think romance novels are very empowering, and I think suspense novels are, too Picture Quote #1

One key to the distinction between mystery and suspense writing involves the relative positions of hero and reader. In the ideal mystery novel, the readers is two steps behind the detective... The ideal suspense reader, on the other hand, is two steps ahead of the hero Picture Quote #1

When the reader and one narrator know something the other narrator does not, the opportunities for suspense and plot development and the shifting of reader sympathies get really interesting Picture Quote #1

I’ve always read suspense, so raising the stakes to life and death situations in my romance plots seemed natural Picture Quote #1

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A state of skepticism and suspense may amuse a few inquisitive minds. But the practice of superstition is so congenial to the multitude that, if they are forcibly awakened, they still regret the loss of their pleasing vision Picture Quote #1

I read suspense and horror, somethings that intrigue me. I have always been fascinated by death Picture Quote #1

Love has been the ontological pattern for me. And also the withholding pattern. I am still on hold with regards to love. And the longer one is on hold, in suspense, on a search, the harder, paradoxically, it is to continue with a search Picture Quote #1

I take a few pictures a week, but the best part is waiting for my film to be developed. The suspense is exciting, and the reward is great Picture Quote #1

I prefer thrillers but when its thriller/horror, I like it. The gore is not very important to me, I prefer suspense. But I like dark films Picture Quote #1

Is it not better to remain in suspense than to entangle yourself in the many errors that the human fancy has produced? Is it not better to suspend your convictions than to get mixed up in these seditious and quarrelsome divisions? Picture Quote #1

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I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense (Suspense Quotes) I think people like to be scared. I think people like tension and suspense in a movie (Suspense Quotes) There’s always a bit of suspense about the particular way in which a given school year will get off to a bad start (Suspense Quotes) Plotting is like sex. Plotting is about desire and satisfaction, anticipation and release. You have to arouse your reader’s desire to know what happens, to unravel the mystery, to see good triumph. You have to sustain it, keep it warm, feed it, just a little bit, not too much at a time, as your story goes on. That’s called suspense. It can bring desire to a frenzy, in which case you are in a good position to bring off a wonderful climax (Suspense Quotes) Suspense left my life a long time ago, now it has returned. I do not care for it (Suspense Quotes) I am more of a suspense writer. A mystery writer solves mysteries. I am a high suspense writer (Suspense Quotes) Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but high suspense writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama (Suspense Quotes) Vaguely conscious of that great suspense in which we live, we find our escape from its sterile, annihilating reality in many dreams, in religion, passion, art (Suspense Quotes) I hunt deer because I love the entire process; the preparation, the excitement, and sustained suspense of trying to match my woods lore against the finely honed instincts of these creatures (Suspense Quotes) I hunt because I love the entire process: the preparations, the excitement, and sustained suspense of trying to match my woodslore against the finely honed instincts of these creatures. On most days spent in the woods, I come home with an honestly earned feeling that something good has taken place. It makes no difference whether or not I got anything: it has to do with how the day was spent (Suspense Quotes) Part of the excitement was just seeing how the world would respond. I kind of like uncertainty to some extent, because it’s a little bit of suspense and excitement and adventure, almost, right? And you can learn a lot even if things don’t work out. But not everyone likes adventure. A lot of people seem to be against uncertainty, actually. In all areas of life (Suspense Quotes) An outline is crucial. It saves so much time. When you write suspense, you have to know where you’re going because you have to drop little hints along the way. With the outline, I always know where the story is going. So before I ever write, I prepare an outline of 40 or 50 pages (Suspense Quotes) In fiction, plenty do the job of conveying information, rousing suspense, painting characters, enabling them to speak. But only certain sentences breathe and shift about, like live matter in soil (Suspense Quotes) I read what I like to write: romantic suspense. I also love thrillers and novels of suspense, but I can’t handle extreme violence and torture (Suspense Quotes) I think the most important part of storytelling is tension. It’s the constant tension of suspense that in a sense mirrors life, because nobody knows what’s going to happen three hours from now (Suspense Quotes) You have to go out of your way as a suspense novelist to find situations where the protagonists are somewhat helpless and in real danger (Suspense Quotes) ... that horrible moment of suspense when the artist shows one of his creations to strange eyes for the first time (Suspense Quotes) I think of my books now as suspense novels, usually with a love story incorporated. They’re absolutely a lot harder to write than romances. They take more plotting and real character development (Suspense Quotes) All I’ve really ever done is write since I was 17, so I don’t know anything about anything. For me to do a novel, I have to talk to people who know things. And what keeps me in suspense is that I am a crime aficionado (Suspense Quotes) I like to believe my suspense novels marry the strong characters from my romance writing past, with the twisty, clever plots of my mystery writing present (Suspense Quotes) I still read romance, and I read suspense. I read them both. And part of it is, I like stories with strong characters, and I like stories where there’s closure at the end. And I like stories where there’s hope. That’s a kind of empowerment. I think romance novels are very empowering, and I think suspense novels are, too (Suspense Quotes) One key to the distinction between mystery and suspense writing involves the relative positions of hero and reader. In the ideal mystery novel, the readers is two steps behind the detective... The ideal suspense reader, on the other hand, is two steps ahead of the hero (Suspense Quotes) When the reader and one narrator know something the other narrator does not, the opportunities for suspense and plot development and the shifting of reader sympathies get really interesting (Suspense Quotes) I’ve always read suspense, so raising the stakes to life and death situations in my romance plots seemed natural (Suspense Quotes) A state of skepticism and suspense may amuse a few inquisitive minds. But the practice of superstition is so congenial to the multitude that, if they are forcibly awakened, they still regret the loss of their pleasing vision (Suspense Quotes) I read suspense and horror, somethings that intrigue me. I have always been fascinated by death (Suspense Quotes) Love has been the ontological pattern for me. And also the withholding pattern. I am still on hold with regards to love. And the longer one is on hold, in suspense, on a search, the harder, paradoxically, it is to continue with a search (Suspense Quotes) I take a few pictures a week, but the best part is waiting for my film to be developed. The suspense is exciting, and the reward is great (Suspense Quotes) I prefer thrillers but when its thriller/horror, I like it. The gore is not very important to me, I prefer suspense. But I like dark films (Suspense Quotes) Is it not better to remain in suspense than to entangle yourself in the many errors that the human fancy has produced? Is it not better to suspend your convictions than to get mixed up in these seditious and quarrelsome divisions? (Suspense Quotes)

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