Lorde Quotes

I don't try to make things mysterious on purpose; I just try to make them interesting.

When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.

People love a good mystery; I understand that.

I love the novel because it's like a love affair. You can just fall into it and keep going, and you never know where it's going to take you.

You've got to work. You've got to want an audience to sit forward in their chairs sometimes, rather than sit back and be bombarded with images.

Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.

My only vice is 'Keeping up With The Kardashians.' I can't really explain what it is that fascinates me so much, but it just sucks me in.

The magic, that's what keeps you playing. That's what never wears off.

My rule of thumb is that if I am interested or intrigued by something, others will be as well.

People don't just love mysteries. They are obsessed with them - especially the kind that are never definitively solved.

What's the most fetching thing that provokes people? A volcano? Fountains that dance? A pirate ship that sinks? Some other animated device or presentation? Is that as strong as mystery? Allure, intrigue, is much more powerful... It taunts you.

Knowing very little about a band only adds to the allure.

Something new has the chance to speak to someone immediately. There isn't this expectation of what they're about to hear, so people can be really captivated, really quickly.

I think for me I'm always... I find myself to be a very curious person when something interests me and I find that I'm attracted to that mystery.

When you have 12 hours of storytelling, the cool thing about it is that you get to really leave people with question marks, but hopefully wanting to come back.

I think people are interested in celebrities because it's easy, disposable entertainment and it's fun escapism.

Growing up, for years and years I had no idea what the plots of operas were, and that's part of what fascinated me - I could make them up and learn bits and pieces of what was going on over time. There's something about it being always a step away that makes it more fun to chase.

Fascination is one step beyond interest. Interested people want to know if it works. Fascinated people want to learn how it works.

Secrets interest us all, I think.

he's a story i want to know from page one

No one should ever be bored. … One can be horrified, or disgusted, but one can’t be bored.

Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination.

He'd always been fascinated by her, drawn to her the way curious people are always drawn to things they don't understand.

I think we've always, as a species, been fascinated with stuff that we don't understand. Anytime someone can shed light on that, whether it's legit or just somebody's fantasy of what that stuff is, I think people take notice.

It is obvious that the only interesting people are interested people, and to be completely interested is to have forgotten about "I".