Justin Cronin Quotes

I typically do the opposite of what people think I am going to do.

The cloud never comes from the quarter of the horizon from which we watch for it.

I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations.

I like to keep people guessing.

I get a kick out of watching a team defense me. A player moves two steps in one direction and I hit it two steps the other way. It goes right by his glove and I laugh.

Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible.

When people expect me to go right, I'll go left. I'm unpredictable.

Whatever is conventional, I am the opposite. So if you want to walk in a straight line, I am going to walk in zigzags. If you want to throw a 1-2, I'll throw a 2-1.

Keep people off-balance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions. If they have no clue what you are up to, they cannot prepare a defense.

You have to surprise opponents, keep them guessing. Doing the same thing over and over again without variation will not work.

Breaking expectations, even as an audience member, is something that I have enjoyed.

When the narrator says, 'This is a story without surprises,' most of the time, this is not what happens.

Things never pass where you think, nor along the paths you think

The military has no constant form, just as water has no constant shape - adapt as you face the enemy, without letting them know beforehand what you are going to do.

By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, the skillful general keeps the enemy without definite knowledge. By shifting his camp and taking circuitous routes, he prevents the enemy from anticipating his purpose. At the critical moment, the leader of an army acts like one who has climbed up a height and then kicks away the ladder behind him.

You think you know how this story is going to end, but you don't.

If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains.

If your enemy offers you two targets, strike at a third.

It's always good to keep people guessing.

To make a war, sometimes it is necessary that everyone guess wrong.

Creativity is a continual surprise.

One thing I've learned about vampires--they keep pulling new rabbits out of their cloaks. Big, fanged, carnivorous bunnies that'll eat your eyeballs if you're not paying attention.

Many of the things which can never be, often are.

life is a trick, life is a kitten in a sack.

Even Arnold's adviser says he was shocked by his decision to run. I mean, his people were backstage that night and they had no idea. He totally fooled them. Who knew Arnold was that good of an actor? If he had done that in a movie, he'd have an Academy Award by now.