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- Nov 07, 2020
Mystery Quotes
On suspense, secrecy, and the pull of not knowing.
These quotes move between a filmmaker's take on the ongoing-killer structure of a horror franchise and an unrelated aside on how intuitive a modern device can be. A more poetic line asks for a plain, quiet mystery rather than an elaborate one. Try Mystery riddles for a playful companion page.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I see an image in my head that compels me, where there's this mystery about what's going to happen next or could happen next, I'll be intrigued. There are so many scripts that you read, and you know exactly what's going to happen, and there aren't too many where you can't tell within the first 20 pages where it's going.
- Nov 07, 2020
A man has to have sensibility, wit, mystery, tolerance, and strength... Romance also helps.
- Humor
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- Nov 07, 2020
My books are shelved in different places, depending on the bookstore. Sometimes they can be found in the Mystery section, sometimes in the Humor department, and occasionally even in the Literature aisle, which is somewhat astounding.
- Intelligence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.
- Focal Point
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- Nov 07, 2020
The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women! I have no idea. I don't know anything about women at all. They're a complete mystery to me.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don't have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I don't deny anything, I don't advocate anything, I just live with it.
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- Nov 07, 2020