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Quotes About Intrigue

It is one of life's bitterest truths that bedtime so often arrives just when things are really getting interesting.
~ Daniel Handler
I am simply a human being who is fascinated by the life process.
~ Frederick Lenz
I never met Barbara Cartland. But now that I'm working on her life, I wish I had. I think there was a lot of pathos in it and I'm intrigued by her.
~ Mel Smith
I have no doubt I was someone very interesting in a past life.
~ Patricia Velasquez
I don't tell everyone my life history because if everyone knows your inside-leg measurement, how can you surprise them?
~ Penelope Wilton
It's so disappointing, to put it mildly, that people know so much about my life. Because it means that they're always trying to look at my books in terms of my life.
~ Salman Rushdie
I want my life to be mystifying," she declared, although she didn't know what she meant.
~ Sonya Hartnett
You always look like someone's sucked the life right out of you when something fascinates you. -Tris
~ Veronica Roth
Only Valek would consider an attempt on my life a fascinating diversion.
~ Maria V. Snyder
Life was a lot more adventurous before caller I.D.
~ Mark Hart
Frog or pearl, life hid something at the bottom of the cup.
~ Mary Butts
THE SAINT, detective drama, based on the novels by Leslie Charteris.
~ John Dunning
Looking at each other like, What the fuck's going on here? We big-time undercover supercops.
~ John Edgar Wideman
She came with her eyes blacker and wider than ever, walking towards me on soft feet, smiling mysteriously, until I thought I would faint from the pounding of my heart.
~ John Fante
Arm there," she said. "Other arm, idiot. Now hand there...okay, ready? We're going to start with your left foot. On three. One. Two... What the devil is he doing here?
~ John Flanagan
Which leaves us to the question, what is he up to?" Evanlyn said. Will shrugged. "I suppose we'll find out soon enough," he said, and urged Tug forward to take up the point position once more. They found out the following evening.
~ John Flanagan
The Stealer in the Night was Jory Ruhl.
~ John Flanagan
There is a man you see in casinos, usually small, usually dressed by JCPenney, usually not a gambler, who creeps around in soft shoes with a smile of fascination stuck on his face and the body language of a Peeping Tom. He dreams of sniffing your armpits. Or he wants to sit where you just sat. All while he wears his JCPenney costume and speaks in harmless drivel.
~ John Galligan
when I see you, I see mystery - a pale moon's beauty behind a veil of cloud
~ John Geddes
you knew I was confused, tormented, but you enticed me - led me on...
~ John Geddes
I've discovered why you fascinate - you keep the mystery and as Carlyle noted, Wonder is the basis of worship...
~ John Geddes
evil fascinates and repels us - it's a terrible beauty that enthralls us the more we stare into it...
~ John Geddes
yes I understand your spells—your sex magic—at least, I know this: all lights dim when you walk in...
~ John Geddes
Caesar is not really very interesting: Cassius is the part. I
~ John Gielgud