Iris Johansen Quotes

Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but 'high suspense' writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama.

Iris Johansen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 7, 1938

Topics

WritingPuzzleMysterySituation

Christian values were important at home. Cleanliness. Don't steal. Don't lie. Those were the rules, and they were strictly enforced. Especially the stealing and lying. When you broke the rules, you got a beating. I always broke the rules a lot.

Jimmy Cliff

HomeLieChristianYouValuesRules

The scandal happened and I made the best of it. I kind of feel like in the end it was a blessing.

Jessica Hahn

BlessingBestEndFeelKindMade

I read about this hotel that was great, down in the south of the island, not in a touristy area. I had no particular desire ever to go to Jamaica, but I thought, what the hell? Sounds nice. Let's go!

Jeremy Northam

GreatThoughtHellHotelDownNice

A great man does not seek applause or place; he seeks for truth; he seeks the road to happiness, and what he ascertains, he gives to others.

Robert Green Ingersoll

HappinessTruthGreatManRoadSeek

Of course, fighting is one of the most emotional things that you can possibly do. You have to constantly deal with your emotions, especially myself. I have so many that that's where I get my energy from. But it's a matter of controlling them, and yeah, I just don't let nothing affect me.

Rose Namajunas

MyselfMeEnergyFightingYou

I was considered by my peers to be a good comedian. So that's all I ever strived to do was get some recognition from my peers.

Ron White

GoodRecognitionPeersGetSome

In the military, as in any organization, giving the order might be the easiest part. Execution is the real game.

Russel Honore

OrganizationGameGivingExecution

I'm just shocked at how blatantly shallow people are sometimes.

Michael Keaton

PeopleSometimesShallowJustHow

Probably the toughest time in my life was - was standing there with Ann as we hugged each other and the diagnosis came. And I was afraid it was Lou Gehrig's disease. As we came into the doctor's office, the brochures on his table there were Lou Gehrig's, ALS, and multiple sclerosis.

Mitt Romney

LifeTimeDoctorMy LifeTable

We're visual creatures. Probably, when we were hunter gatherers... that was the kind of thing that mattered. And remembering, say, phone numbers was, like, not that important when you're hunting down a mastodon or whatever.

Joshua Foer

YouPhoneDownNumbersImportant

I feel that it's lovely when, as a user, you're not aware of the complexity.

Jonathan Ive

FeelYouLovelyComplexityAware

I'm not a big fan of Robert Plant's lyrics or his singing.

Chris Robinson

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