Quotes About Tension

In suspense novels even subplots about relationships have to have conflict.

Suspense films are often based on communication problems, and that affects all of the plot points. It almost gives it kind of a fable feeling.

A lot of the best suspense operates on a careful withholding of information as opposed to the doling out of information.

Gore, like blood and guts and stuff, I am fine. Suspense, I get super sensitive. I can't handle it.

Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.

I can't actually think of a job where I was relaxed the whole time. I don't think I would want to do that job. When I break into a cold sweat when I'm reading, I think, 'Oh good. That's what's supposed to be happening.'

I sweat a lot because I get really nervous.

Even though I'm used to losing bets every day, I am not calm when I sweat a game.

I like it when my heart's pounding and I'm sweating and I'm nervous.

The ground swell is what's going to sink you as well as being what buoys you up. These are cliches also, of course, and I'm sometimes interested in how much one can get away with.

Political pendulums swing hard and feed on stark contrast.

The country has come a long way in race relations, but the pendulum swings so far back. Everyone wants to be so sensitive.

Everything in life is a double-edged sword.

While I write this letter, I have a pistol in one hand and a sword in the other.

Reason and love are sworn enemies.

When the reader and one narrator know something the other narrator does not, the opportunities for suspense and plot development and the shifting of reader sympathies get really interesting.

There were riots in just about every game we played with Syracuse.

If you're in part of rebel-controlled Syria, and suddenly your house blows up or a building next to you blows up, it would be convenient for rebels to say, 'It was the Americans.'

We must do everything we can to be more aggressive in confronting Syria about what they are doing in Iraq.

Syria is a problem, but Iran is a bigger problem.

I have a lot of enemies: extremists and the Syrian regime.

As they ate, Morgan eyed the man sitting across from her. A while ago they'd been in the sleeping bag together and that hadn't worked out too well. Now they were sitting facing each other, and she didn't think that was much better.

I have a call from Wade Trainer on the office public line." "Put him through." The voice of the militia leader came over the speaker. "Is Jack Brandt there?" "Yes," Jack growled. "I guess you're not so smug now." "I never was smug. Get to the point.

When cops are on the job they love lawyers like lions love hyenas, only minus the mutual respect.