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Suspense Quotes

We see daily that our lives are terrible and little, without continuity, buyable and salable at any moment, mere blips on a screen, that this is the way we live now. Memory marketed as nostalgia; terror reduced to mere suspense, to melodrama Picture Quote #1

Really I’m a fan of any movie, whether it’s suspense, action, or comedy, anything that has a good story Picture Quote #1

When a skater steps on the ice to compete, the nerves, the tension, and sheer suspense of that moment make for great drama Picture Quote #1

I do not think that life has a suspense more sickening than that of expecting a letter which does not come Picture Quote #1

There’s something nice and valuable and wonderful about the suspense and the classic horror that doesn’t just crutch on blood and the almost pornographic view of fear Picture Quote #1

The trouble with a series as it gets older is it can feel like a tradition, and tradition is the enemy of suspense, and it’s the enemy of comedy. It’s the enemy of everything, really. So you have to shake it up Picture Quote #1

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It is more than likely that the brain itself is, in origin and development, only a sort of great clot of genital fluid held in suspense or reserved. This hypothesis would explain the enormous content of the brain as a maker or presenter of images Picture Quote #1

It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider Picture Quote #1

There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time Picture Quote #1

Oh! write, write. Finish it at once. Let there be an end of this suspense. Fix, commit, condemn yourself Picture Quote #1

I held my heart back from positively accepting anything, since I was afraid of another fall, and in this condition of suspense I was being all the more killed Picture Quote #1

Yes, she’s bleeding to death upstairs, but I thought I’d avoid telling you right away, because I like to draw the suspense out Picture Quote #1

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One can think effectively only when one is willing to endure suspense and to undergo the trouble of searching Picture Quote #1

Love interest nearly always weakens a mystery because it introduces a type of suspense that is antagonistic to the detective’s struggle to solve a problem Picture Quote #1

Suspense is achieved by information control: What you know. What the reader knows. What the characters know Picture Quote #1

For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor Picture Quote #1

He in whom the love of truth predominates... submits to the inconvenience of suspense and imperfect opinion; but he is a candidate for truth... and respects the highest law of his being Picture Quote #1

Christ designed that the day of his coming should be hid from us, that being in suspense, we might be as it were upon the watch Picture Quote #1

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I’m big on having a blistering pace. That’s one of the hallmarks of what I do, and that’s not easy. I never blow up cars and things like that, so it’s something else that keeps the suspense flowing. I try not to write a chapter that isn’t going to turn on the movie projector in your head Picture Quote #1

There isn’t any particular relationship between the messages, except that the author has chosen them carefully, so that, when seen all at once, they produce an image of life that is beautiful and surprising and deep. There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time Picture Quote #1

To answer that I have to describe what I think is my responsibility as a thriller writer: To give my readers the most exciting roller coaster ride of a suspense story I can possibly think of Picture Quote #1

Life seemed to have stopped short; the shops were shut, the streets deserted. Now and then an inhabitant, awed by the silence, glided swiftly by in the shadow of the walls. The anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of the enemy Picture Quote #1

The least degree of ambiguity which leaves the mind in suspense as to the meaning ought to be avoided with the greatest care Picture Quote #1

I’ve said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be considerable suspense Picture Quote #1

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I did know that the book would end with a mind-boggling trial, but I didn’t know exactly how it would turn out. I like a little suspense when I am writing, too Picture Quote #1

‘Harry Potter’ shouldn’t be children’s first experience with suspense and plot turns Picture Quote #1

Suspense is one of the ways you persuade a reader to become engaged and stay engaged with your work Picture Quote #1

I’m a huge fan of ghost stories, that sort of slow build, the suspense and the questioning about whether you’re imagining something or if it’s real Picture Quote #1

I think good suspense and horror is really about creating situations that are relatable, and throwing a wrench in it and watching how people respond to it Picture Quote #1

I mostly read suspense novels, but I do occasionally read spiritual stuff Picture Quote #1

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We see daily that our lives are terrible and little, without continuity, buyable and salable at any moment, mere blips on a screen, that this is the way we live now. Memory marketed as nostalgia; terror reduced to mere suspense, to melodrama (Suspense Quotes) Really I’m a fan of any movie, whether it’s suspense, action, or comedy, anything that has a good story (Suspense Quotes) When a skater steps on the ice to compete, the nerves, the tension, and sheer suspense of that moment make for great drama (Suspense Quotes) I do not think that life has a suspense more sickening than that of expecting a letter which does not come (Suspense Quotes) There’s something nice and valuable and wonderful about the suspense and the classic horror that doesn’t just crutch on blood and the almost pornographic view of fear (Suspense Quotes) The trouble with a series as it gets older is it can feel like a tradition, and tradition is the enemy of suspense, and it’s the enemy of comedy. It’s the enemy of everything, really. So you have to shake it up (Suspense Quotes) It is more than likely that the brain itself is, in origin and development, only a sort of great clot of genital fluid held in suspense or reserved. This hypothesis would explain the enormous content of the brain as a maker or presenter of images (Suspense Quotes) It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider (Suspense Quotes) There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time (Suspense Quotes) Oh! write, write. Finish it at once. Let there be an end of this suspense. Fix, commit, condemn yourself (Suspense Quotes) I held my heart back from positively accepting anything, since I was afraid of another fall, and in this condition of suspense I was being all the more killed (Suspense Quotes) Yes, she’s bleeding to death upstairs, but I thought I’d avoid telling you right away, because I like to draw the suspense out (Suspense Quotes) One can think effectively only when one is willing to endure suspense and to undergo the trouble of searching (Suspense Quotes) Love interest nearly always weakens a mystery because it introduces a type of suspense that is antagonistic to the detective’s struggle to solve a problem (Suspense Quotes) Suspense is achieved by information control: What you know. What the reader knows. What the characters know (Suspense Quotes) For me, suspense doesn’t have any value if it’s not balanced by humor (Suspense Quotes) He in whom the love of truth predominates... submits to the inconvenience of suspense and imperfect opinion; but he is a candidate for truth... and respects the highest law of his being (Suspense Quotes) Christ designed that the day of his coming should be hid from us, that being in suspense, we might be as it were upon the watch (Suspense Quotes) I’m big on having a blistering pace. That’s one of the hallmarks of what I do, and that’s not easy. I never blow up cars and things like that, so it’s something else that keeps the suspense flowing. I try not to write a chapter that isn’t going to turn on the movie projector in your head (Suspense Quotes) There isn’t any particular relationship between the messages, except that the author has chosen them carefully, so that, when seen all at once, they produce an image of life that is beautiful and surprising and deep. There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time (Suspense Quotes) To answer that I have to describe what I think is my responsibility as a thriller writer: To give my readers the most exciting roller coaster ride of a suspense story I can possibly think of (Suspense Quotes) Life seemed to have stopped short; the shops were shut, the streets deserted. Now and then an inhabitant, awed by the silence, glided swiftly by in the shadow of the walls. The anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of the enemy (Suspense Quotes) The least degree of ambiguity which leaves the mind in suspense as to the meaning ought to be avoided with the greatest care (Suspense Quotes) I’ve said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be considerable suspense (Suspense Quotes) I did know that the book would end with a mind-boggling trial, but I didn’t know exactly how it would turn out. I like a little suspense when I am writing, too (Suspense Quotes) ‘Harry Potter’ shouldn’t be children’s first experience with suspense and plot turns (Suspense Quotes) Suspense is one of the ways you persuade a reader to become engaged and stay engaged with your work (Suspense Quotes) I’m a huge fan of ghost stories, that sort of slow build, the suspense and the questioning about whether you’re imagining something or if it’s real (Suspense Quotes) I think good suspense and horror is really about creating situations that are relatable, and throwing a wrench in it and watching how people respond to it (Suspense Quotes) I mostly read suspense novels, but I do occasionally read spiritual stuff (Suspense Quotes)

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