Quotes About Author

Conflict and character are the heart of good fiction, and good mystery has both of those in spades.

The thing about being a mystery writer, what marks a mystery writer out from a chick lit author or historical fiction writer, is that you always find a mystery in every situation.

I have never, ever, not once, met a writer who said he or she would never read a mystery or a story set in some imagined future.

We keep on saying 'Jack' and 'he,' but that's one of the great things about the Ripper: its a mystery, which is part of the fascination and the fear. If you can see evil and face it, it often doesn't look so evil, but the Ripper never got caught.

On first acquaintance, the mystery of the Mayans of Guatemala can seem simply bizarre, as it was when I first encountered Maximon the god.

There's a lot of mystery just inherent in the story of 'Descender.' There's sort of a central mystery that runs throughout it.

The addition of romance in my books or mystery to a historical romance is the sauce, not the goose.

Denise Mina is probably one of the most gifted writers out there, whether it's mystery or literary or whatever label you want to give it.

Say what you will about Donald Trump, he cares. He cares about things I don't, and he has some awful ideas, and he is an amoral man in so many ways. But, in contrast to Obama, his emotions are no mystery.

I'm proudly a crime writer, but it would be really inaccurate to call me a mystery writer.

There are two ways to approach the writing of a mystery novel: adhere to the rules, or break them with glee.

I have seen a couple of episode of 'Tantra' and I found it quite engaging because of the mystery involved in it.

Mystery Road' hadn't been shown in Scandinavia but I read the script and I just had to do it.

'Mystic River' just smelled interesting to me. So I read it and liked it right away. Even the dialogue in it was great.

The Muslim heaven features prominently in the Quran, Arabic poetries and Hadith. The Jewish heaven, though, is still a mystery; it's mystic.

If I had to read only one author, it would be Gabriel Garcia Marquez because I love the mystical, magical quality of his writing.

Luke James has this mystique about him that's not something you can explain; you can only experience it. He's got a whole D'Angelo feel to him as well.

Biblical myth is as integral to the spirit of the South as the heat and humidity.

I wanted to connect a modern story with a myth that I had read.

In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn't make myth up; myth is an imprinture of the human condition.

The myth of Naipaul... has long been a farce.

The myth that 'old' guys can't write anything fresh is just a myth.

Minneapolis has always been a mythical place for me because my mom is a massive Prince fan.

What was important for 'Legacies' to actually be a successful show is that we had to introduce new mythology.