Marquis de Sade Quotes

I'm one of those crazy people, if I'm watching the trailer for a movie and I'm really excited by it, I'll turn it off because I don't want to know anything. I want to be surprised because I love that more than knowing anything.

I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.

Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement.

I think suspense is a big thing.

The less people know about 'Paranormal Activity,' the more they enjoy it.

My favorite part of a roller-coaster ride is when you're going up and you're slightly scared and really excited. You don't know what's coming next but you know it's going to be good. You can't handle it, go on the carousel.

I like surprises.

It's more fun to experience things when you don't know what's going to happen.

I was enjoying myself writing, because I don't know what's going to happen when I take a ride around that corner. You don't know at all what you're going to find there. That can be thrilling when you read a book, especially when you're a kid and you're reading stories.

One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story.

I definitely like the mystery of not knowing how things will turn out, you know.

I haven't a clue what's going to happen next, and I can't wait to find out.

The closest synonym of happiness is excitement, and you can generate it by doing something that you can't completely comprehend. This understanding makes the process rich and exciting.

Too much mystery is merely an annoyance. Too much adventure is exhausting. And a little terror goes a long way.

I like surprises. I like mystery. I’m not the kind of person who goes to the writer’s room and goes, I need to know the whole story so I can prepare. No, don’t tell me anything!

The First Book: Go ahead, it won't bite. Well... maybe a little. More a nip, like. A tingle. It's pleasurable, really. You see, it keeps on opening. You may fall in. Sure, it's hard to get started; remember learning to use knife and fork? Dig in: you'll never reach bottom. It's not like it's the end of the world -- just the world as you think you know it.

From a good book, I want to be taken to the very edge. I want a glimpse into that outer darkness.

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.

I enjoyed the chase.

Savor the mystery, Stephen, we don't get enough of them.

The enduring appeal of mystery stories for all of us is that the world is a pretty confusing place. There's a lot of really unanswered things, and perhaps the scariest notion would be that there might not always be answers out there for us.

Thrillers are like life, more like life than you are.

Suspense is my thing. I think I am able to make people want to keep turning pages. They want to know what happens. So I can do that.

I love watching scary movies because you always wonder what happens next, and that's what's going to happen on 'The Haunting Hour:' you're always going to want to know what happens next.

I love the unknown. I love the discovery of what will be happening and just kind of sitting back and not knowing.