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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
- Away
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing about metaphors is that, if you give them away, you give away the mystery.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Computers in general, and software in particular, are much more difficult than other kinds of technology for most people to grok, and they overwhelm us with a sense of mystery.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't particularly change my name to Fonda because I knew who Fondas were. It's still going to remain a mystery. I keep it as a mystery. So, maybe one day I'll tell the story of how I changed my last name.
- Design
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to create a toolkit which I would have wanted as an entrepreneur to use these principles of psychology in product design. Some startups totally forget the trigger. In some, the action is too complicated. Others don't have a variable reward, which maintains mystery.
- Rock
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- Nov 07, 2020
We put all these things together into a tangible product that is The Rock N' Roll Mystery Tour.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the book is a mystery to its author as she's writing, inevitably it's going to be a mystery to the reader as he or she reads it.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I often wonder if I had the complete freedom to not have to write, if I would write. That's the one mystery that I hope I get to experience.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
On first acquaintance, the mystery of the Mayans of Guatemala can seem simply bizarre, as it was when I first encountered Maximon the god.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to know what dark matter and dark energy are comprised of. They remain a mystery, a complete mystery. No one is any closer to solving the problem than when these two things were discovered.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love to interview outrageous people who speak their minds; also, people who have some kind of mystery attached to them.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep things moving rapidly for the reader. Quick pacing is vital in certain genres. It hooks readers, creates tension, deepens the drama, and speeds things along.
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- Nov 07, 2020