Everybody is equally weak on the inside, just that some present their ruins as new castles and become kings — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Jerking her blindfold back into place, he yelled, “Giddy-up!” “They only say that in cartoons, you moron.” — Cricket Rohman 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
Stephen King, by far, is the standard-bearer. I think anyone who writes suspense fiction and says that King isn't an influence is… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
I read a lot of detective stories because they always deliver. They give you a beginning, a middle, and an end -… — Robert Cormier Copy Share Image
“Cade shifted against the sheets, trying to ease his painful erection. He was going against every protocol there was. Sleeping in the… — Katie Reus Copy Share Image
I've mis-signed many a book Rollins or Clemens. My readers quickly become aware. Booksellers will often promote me under both names, and… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
“A chill went down her back, her body shivering. The hairs on her arms stood on end. She felt eyes on her.” — Yawatta Hosby Copy Share Image
“Her gaze slid up the thick muscles of his arm, imagining her hand doing the same, imagining what it would feel like… — Melissa Cutler Copy Share Image
A state of skepticism and suspense may amuse a few inquisitive minds. But the practice of superstition is so congenial to the… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“I still wanted to go home, but had to enter the tunnel and pray for the best. Every day, I discovered more… — N.L.B. Horton Copy Share Image
One of the greatest sins in any story is false suspense. The kind of 'suspense' that disintegrates the moment you give your… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
“Husband . . . Father . . .” her mom mocked. “You think it’s the same man. But war slices people open.… — Slava Pilotoff Copy Share Image
I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the… — Fred Rogers Copy Share Image
For me, suspense doesn't have any value if it's not balanced by humor. — Alfred Hitchcock Copy Share Image
“He liked the sound of her voice, husky and low in a way that got him thinking about pinning her to the… — Melissa Cutler Copy Share Image
“When you see me in a scarf you may think “Oh, she went to some trouble there.” But no, when I wear… — Bridget Allison Copy Share Image
“They had pulled me from the hemorrhaging, dying body of my mother and turned me over to the care of the man… — Gwenn Wright Copy Share Image
“Extinguish even the wee annoyance, as it will grow to become evil!” — Michael Bussa Copy Share Image
“I'll carry you." But she was already holding on, and though she knew she'd have to soon, she didn't see how she'd… — Melissa Cutler Copy Share Image
“She breathed an enormous sigh, looked at Poirot, Looked away, and suddenly blurted out, "You're too old. Nobody told me you were… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“Gray. The overcast skies had the colour of deadened stones, and seemed closer than usually, as though they were phlegmatically observing my… — Simona Panova Copy Share Image
“I don't correct her to let her know her backdoor wisdom yanks me deep into another country, where water runs uphill.” — Justin Bog Copy Share Image
I prefer thrillers but when it's thriller/horror, I like it. The gore is not very important to me, I prefer suspense. But… — Cecile de France Copy Share Image
