The artist's job, I think, is to be a conduit for mystery. To intuit it, and recognize that the story-germ has some… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Who can confidently say what ignites a certain combination of words, causing them to explode in the mind? Who knows why certain… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
The mystery story is two stories in one: the story of what happened and the story of what appeared to happen. — Mary Roberts Rinehart Copy Share Image
I have never, ever, not once, met a writer who said he or she would never read a mystery or a story… — Russell Smith Copy Share Image
“I just completed The Tenth Circle. It is an excellent mystery story surrounding a family with modern day issues.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Puzzles are like songs - A good puzzle can give you all the pleasure of being duped that a mystery story can.… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
The fundamental difference between the mystery story and the ghost story is the fact that a mystery demands a solution for its… — Bennett Cerf Copy Share Image
“In 1969, en route for a summer holiday in the Cévennes, I made the casual purchase of a paperback. Le Trésor Maudit… — Michael Baigent Copy Share Image
