“You keep your followers confused when you begin very well and give up too early... Suspense is useful in movies, but useless… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
You could call it that [urban Western], I guess, you could certainly call it that. A lot of these types of films… — Antoine Fuqua Copy Share Image
“Hot damn, Diego Santero looked fine soaking wet. Everything about him radiated potent masculinity, from the slick, dark hair that drew emphasis… — Melissa Cutler Copy Share Image
“At forty-one, he was still the quintessential bad boy—charming, at ease in his skin, and great-looking, with deep blue eyes, slicked-back brown… — Kate White Copy Share Image
I think suspense should be like any other color on a writer's palette. I suppose I'm in the minority but I think… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
“Oil and Water, Daddy calls us. At four years younger than me, Katie is only fourteen and she already has half the… — Gwenn Wright Copy Share Image
“How would Elijah ever understand a life that is dark more than light? Or a shadow of someone who follows her around,… — Christy A. Campbell Copy Share Image
Plots may be simple or complex, but suspense, and climactic progress from one incident to another, are essential. Every incident in a… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
“Alannah?” He held her limp body waiting for a response. “Don’t do this.” He put his hand over the other cut whispering… — B.C. Morin Copy Share Image
“Woolrich had a genius for creating types of story perfectly consonant with his world: the noir cop story, the clock race story,… — Francis M. Nevins Copy Share Image
“He sidestepped down the alley and into another one connected to a small garage, where a raccoon with matching black eyes just… — Jackie Sonnenberg 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
“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
I think readers appreciate those of us who stay in the trenches and fight the good fight even when times get tough.… — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
“There was an infinitesimal pause while he watched her face, as though he half expected her to recognise it, before he went… — Lee Wilkinson 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
“These were not the belongings of the past prisoner he had imagined. These were a lady’s things—hairpins and stockings and a glove.… — Gwenn Wright Copy Share Image
“Grayson figured the Aliens R Us crew would want to spend the majority of their time near the open field because rumor… — Yawatta Hosby Copy Share Image
“Never confuse lust for anything other than what it is. There isn't a man alive that wouldn't gladly take what you are… — Chameleon Author Copy Share Image
“Her gaze locked with his and she felt her heart quicken. Slowly, he bent his head until his lips were only a… — B.J. Daniels Copy Share Image
“Yep,” I said, rolling the body onto its back and staring into the horrified, bloated face, “you’re a single-bagger. My kinda gal.”… — Alistair Cross Copy Share Image
“She took the bottom of her shirt and wiped the handles of the blades. He made a face. “What was that for?”… — Randall Kenneth Drake Copy Share Image
When Reason Breaks is infused with a rare blend of suspense and sensitivity, despair and hope. The poetic spirit of Emily Dickinson… — Margarita Engle Copy Share Image
“Favorite Quotations. I speak my mind because it hurts to bite my tongue. The worth of a book is measured by what… — Pat Frayne Copy Share Image
There's something nice and valuable and wonderful about the suspense and the classic horror that doesn't just crutch on blood and the… — Amber Heard 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
“The man breathed deeply with his eyes shut and his speech trailed off. Nick approached the patient with the syringe in hand,… — Jackie Sonnenberg Copy Share Image
“Shimmel: “NEVER TRUST THE GOYIM. They are just like these other weird dangerous people, Messianic Jews! How dare Jews become “Christian-like”, Messianic?… — Rabbi Sipporah Joseph 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
“One day, you’ll fall for somebody. At first, you’ll fight it, because you won’t understand. But when you do, Tess, you’ll know… — Jalpa Williby Copy Share Image
“She smells like spring and flowers and rain, even though it’s winter. Sometimes, he thinks he loves her so much that his… — Christy A. Campbell Copy Share Image
“That made love—not grace—the magic ingredient. Then a new thought hit her. Perhaps love was grace. A shiver went up her spine.… — Penelope Marzec Copy Share Image
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… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I think of my books now as suspense novels, usually with a love story incorporated. They're absolutely a lot harder to write… — Sandra Brown Copy Share Image
“She reached for the hilt of her sword, but like a flash he drew the dagger that was at his waist and… — B.C. Morin Copy Share Image
I'm a visual filmmaker so the camera is a big part of my storytelling tool and it's something that I really rely… — James Wan Copy Share Image
I'm unique for a suspense author in that I don't have a specialty background. A lot of suspense writers used to be… — Lisa Gardner Copy Share Image
“Random line from BURNING DARKNESS: Fonda Raine stepped out of the back end of a month in hell a hardened warrior, ready… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Even I don’t know myself... In fact, I don’t know if I really have a self at all, as I’m constantly playing… — Simona Panova Copy Share Image
“From Chapter 1: The main rub was the lack of RnR and I burned out. Three years and three stripes later, I… — Ed Lynskey Copy Share Image
![“You could call it that [urban Western], I guess, you could certainly call it that. A lot of these types of films are, really, if you get down to the core most suspense thrillers in this genre, the Western is sort of the birth of it all.” quote by Antoine Fuqua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/784/antoine-fuqua-12353_birth_you-could-call-it-that-urban-western-i-g_1015897.jpg)
