#intrigue

When I begin a book, I inevitably discover many things along the way, about the characters, their past histories and the political intrigues that surround them. This discovery process is vital, and I would not prejudice it by deciding too much in advance. ↗

— David Brin

#advance #along #begin #book #characters

Would you like to hear more romance of the evening? He told me that the Guard should be reduced by half, and I threw an ink jar at his head." "Is that when he cried?" "He ducked," Attolia said dryly. Grown more confident of the queen's humor, Relius said, "I had not pictured you for a fishwife." "Lo, the transforming power of love. ↗

— Megan Whalen Turner

#intrigue #love #romance #humor

The dead do not see, unless they look from a brighter place than this darkling plain where ignorant armies clash by night. ↗

— Stephen King

#intrigue #inspirational

We were once friends with the whites but you nudged us out of the way by your intrigues, and now when we are in council you keep nudging each other. ↗

— Black Kettle

#each #friends #intrigues #keep #now

To his eyes all seemed beautiful, but to me a tinge of melancholy lay upon the countryside, which bore so clearly the mark of the waning year, Yellow leaves carpeted the lanes and fluttered down upon us as we passed, The rattle of our wheels died away as we drove through drifts of rotting vegetation--sad gifts, as it seemed to me, for Nature to throw before the carriage of the returning heir of the Baskervilles. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#mystery #sherlock-holmes #beauty

He was now in that state of fire that she loved. She wanted to be burnt. ↗

— Anaïs Nin

#passion #romance #love

Let me tell you, you either have chemistry or you don't, and you better have it, or it's like kissing some relative. But chemistry, listen to me, you got to be careful. Chemistry is like those perfume ads, the ones that look so interesting and mysterious but you dont even know at first what they're even selling. Or those menues without the prices. Mystery and intrigue are gonna cost you. Great looking might mean something ve-ry expensive, and I don't mean money. What I'm saying is, chemistry is a place to start, not an end point. ↗

— Deb Caletti

#intrigue #kissing #love #mystery #life

And people are intrigued if I really am as grumpy in real life. People feel a bit let down if I'm laughing or smiling. ↗

— Jack Dee

#bit #down #feel #grumpy #i

I guess I feel that I was following my instincts, and at the same time being guided by the best. I became totally intrigued with Louisiana - the people, the food. It is a part of my life. Everything that has happened for me since moving here has just been icing on the cake. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#been #being #best #cake #everything

Most people - and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all - are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right. ↗

— Martin C. Smith

#get #idea #intrigued #listen #lives