“Jerking her blindfold back into place, he yelled, “Giddy-up!” “They only say that in cartoons, you moron.” — Cricket Rohman Copy Share Image
The anguished suspense of watching the lips you hunger for, framing the words, the death sentence, of sheer triteness! — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
“Do not tell me what I think you're going to or I swear to God, I'm going to fly to Brazil and… — Melissa Cutler Copy Share Image
You do not keep American democracy in suspense. Because, look, too many people have marched and protested and fought and died for… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
“I was beginning to agree with the thesis that some truths were better off dead. And buried.” — Simona Panova Copy Share Image
“Limp finally spoke. “Do you think you could kill a person and not get all crazy about it?” — Cole Alpaugh Copy Share Image
“Alexa's heart jumped and skittered. She was at her favorite star's concert. And he was holding her hand!” — Jennette Green Copy Share Image
“When Carri died, I felt like I had lost everything, except my life, and my memories of her. Now I can’t even… — Richard Finney Copy Share Image
“He thought that it was all over, finished, done with. Andrew had never yet had reason to observe the first tiny bubble… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense, and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
The rules of suspense are that you do know, and you just don't know when. In the Hitchcock rules of suspense, you… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
“Walking away from him had been almost impossible. But she loved him too much to do otherwise. Because by simply existing, she… — Katie Reus Copy Share Image
“She wasn't a cowardIf she were she would have retreated back into her shell years before and pulled back entirely from life.… — Dee Henderson Copy Share Image
Whether labeled as such or not, I think every book I've ever written has been, more or less, a romantic suspense. I… — Maggie Shayne Copy Share Image
“You're the love of my life, and the bane of my existence." Sera stopped midstride and wrinkled her brow. "What's bane?" Jack… — Randall Kenneth Drake Copy Share Image
“George lay on his bed, wide awake despite the early hour, imagining over and over Jeffrey’s demise. He didn’t feel guilty. Jeffrey… — Matt Francis Copy Share Image
“When we arrive on our floor we head to our rooms, politely bidding each other goodnight. Just as I am about to… — Nina G. Jones Copy Share Image
Nothing can be more unphilosophical than to be positive or dogmatical on any subject; and even if excessive scepticism could be maintained… — David Hume Copy Share Image
“Good, Star, because you may have felt you were the one needing saving, but it was me all along. You saved me.… — Mel Ballew Copy Share Image
“Shouldering the duffel bag with the Marine Corps bulldog, Old Man knocked Jan's photo off the bed table. He turned to stone… — Ed Lynskey Copy Share Image
“Hank Knight asked questions about Jesse Rose and an item that was taken from her crib the night she was kidnapped. His… — B.J. Daniels Copy Share Image
“We played a couple games of pool and shared a basket of fried shrimp and onion rings. He was a good player,… — Kendric Neal Copy Share Image
“Living a horror movie cliché, so to speak?” Caleb softly replied. “I know this is hard to comprehend, especially since we study… — Davee Jones Copy Share Image
“But she had slept, she was positive. She knew it because of the dreams. Despite the comfort of her bed she had… — Katie Lynn Johnson Copy Share Image
“Regarding both Misty and myself he was egotistical, rude, obnoxious, condescending, insensitive, and mean-spirited⎯and those are his good qualities.” — Randall Kenneth Drake Copy Share Image
Daring young sleuth uncovers thrilling, dangerous, adventures goals and solves breathless suspense. — Kishore Bansal Copy Share Image
I've always read suspense, so raising the stakes to life and death situations in my romance plots seemed natural. — JoAnn Ross Copy Share Image
“Sunflowers for Sarita is a fast-paced, high caliber romantic suspense. I couldn't stop reading!” — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
I keep thinking I'll enjoy suspense novels, and sometimes I do. I've read about 20 Dick Francis novels. — Nicholson Baker Copy Share Image
The suspense of a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist, who is intensely curious about what will… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
Nothing is wrong with me, Dan. Whats wrong with you? she said in the same eerily quiet voice, dark eyes fixated on… — Martin Hopkins Copy Share Image
“The greatest compliments I’ve ever received were complaints from readers that I made them stay up all night reading.” — H.E. Fairbanks Copy Share Image
“The war didn’t break everything. It just kept unraveling afterward. The men dragged it back home with them...” — Slava Pilotoff Copy Share Image
Suspense is achieved by information control: What you know. What the reader knows. What the characters know. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
For me, suspense is always harder and better than going for the quick, outright scare. — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“Here beneath the towering pines, by the river blue Farragut will ever stand, alma mater true” — Bruce A. Sarte Copy Share Image
“We're going balls to the walls, guys. Our sneak and peak just turned inti a hostage rescue.” — Melissa Cutler Copy Share Image
I am more of a suspense writer. A mystery writer solves mysteries. I am a high suspense writer. — Iris Johansen Copy Share Image
“I don’t mind my friends calling me “Thornes,” but the fact of people calling me “Prickly Thornes” draws the line.” — Simi Sunny Copy Share Image
Suspense left my life a long time ago, now it has returned. I do not care for it. — Ben Marcus Copy Share Image
