Mystery Quotes
Monday nights always brought in the worst kind of crazy. Tonight that crazy came in the form of Paul Cross, town hermit. One of them, anyway. This was the Pacific Northwest.
As a child I would play with such imagination that the ‘real’ world was never real at all. It was full of mystery, adventure and possibility.
Having a fishing rod in your hand is merely an excuse to explore out-of-sight depths and reveal mysteries that previously only existed in dreams.
It’s the wonderment of water that makes it so appealing: thoughts of what’s beneath the surface, or out there beyond a watery horizon.
I like to let ideas simmer in my brain until they're well done.
In the ten houses the police had scouted, I hadn't sensed anything more dangerous than a pot that prevents over-boiling.
Elizabeth sank into the leather wing chair in the library of her mind and began to read.
Nothing doing. I've no doubt you think I should look noble as a sacrifice. But I've never wanted to look noble, and I won't be made to. -- Neville Fletcher
Don't worry. Chivalry has practically no appeal for me whatsoever. -- Neville Fletcher
Do you get a percentage for every soul you corrupt or is this just how you get your kicks?” I enquired.“Take it as a compliment. I only try to corrupt people I like.
what are you thinking, Amy? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we ddone to each other? What will we do?
Spooky things, people, places, scents and sounds together or alone can create a powerful adrenalin rush and it floods the senses.
Madness is loving the unsolvable puzzle of your soul and replacing the lost pieces with my own.
Sometimes people do misguided things for the most honorable of reasons.
You are an exceedingly beautiful mystery, one that intrigues me and one that I plan to solve.
Lucy in the sky. Without her I am the walrus, likely to lose myself in dark gibberish and fade away.” Lance Underphal, Cut-Throat Syndrome.
He had an overwhelming urge to take possession of her lips, silencing any mention of another man’s name.
I'd spent my whole career dealing with badasses taking care of my nine-month-old boy should be a lark.
Covert operations relied on the unguarded slip, the unconscious choosing of one word over another.
The good thing about the aristocracy – German or English – was that they were easily traced, Mirabelle thought.
Soon he would be able to touch her, to feel the warmth of her blood. When the time came, nothing would stop him.
Mirabelle was always an enigma, and he had the sense that if he pushed her, she’d bolt.
mysterious like the moon, she would delight you in her glow, her light alone can make you question yourself.. & who was she? She will never let you know.
What's the best place to hide a car? In an airport long-term lot. Like where's the best place to hide a grain of sand? On the beach
A wise man does not always admit to everything he knows. And sometimes an overly-credulous friend can be a source of mild amusement.”~Sherlock Holmes
...because wonder admits to the existence of mystery, and the recognition of mystery in the world allows the possibility of Truth.
Sometimes you gotta say what's in your heart... And you have to stand for what you believe. No matter what." ~'Dr. Michael C. Anders,
I believe the Lord has chosen me to spread His word through my words and who am I to question His plans for me?
If it's any consolation, Princess, I think he's a supercilious, salacious sap.""You've been reading the dictionary!""My only hope of comprehending your conversation, my petite sesquipedalian.
Watson fully comprehended the fact that occasionally it is useful for one’s adversaries to underestimate one’s abilities.”~Sherlock Holmes
Suddenly the images in the center of the room became more than images. They solidified.
When you find the sort of people who will show up to give you a ride exactly when they've promised to do so, hold on to them for dear life.
The trouble with being patient is that eventually you get tired of it.
It is unwise to make something permanent when the whole world is shifting.
But some secrets are so strange and so dangerous that showing them to people makes the strangeness and the danger pour into their lives like a dark, dark ink.
People who think nothing could go wrong are usually disappointed.
There are some things you cannot explain to anyone, even whey they have been explained to you, over and over, almost since the day you were born.
Are you saying that being a criminal is a matter of opinion?" I asked.Qwerty smiled, but it was sad around the edges. "No, " he said. "It's a matter of handcuffs.