My mother believed in all superstitions, plus she made some up.
Donald E. WestlakeMots clés mystery mother superstition crime
Snowflakes swirl down gently in the deep blue haze beyond the window. The outside world is a dream.
Inside, the fireplace is brightly lit, and the Yule log crackles with orange and crimson sparks.
There’s a steaming mug in your hands, warming your fingers.
There’s a friend seated across from you in the cozy chair, warming your heart.
There is mystery unfolding.
Mots clés christmas winter holidays companionship mystery fire warmth holiday companion yule hearth yule-log
I am who I am and always shall be.
Laura ElizabethMots clés mystery drama paranormal thriller suspence ghost-story fiction-novel murder-mystery laura-elizabeth paranormal-drama paranormal-thriller suspense-thriller
She remembers this phrase from his final months of law school, when he brought home the books on starting up a business. He'd read ravenously for several weeks and then predicted: "Well, darling, we're going to be rich." Now he slaps shut the last of his books and announces, with equal assurance: "We're all going to die.
Jacob AppelMots clés mystery literary-fiction
(About changing faith) At our best, Christians embrace it, leaving enough space within orthodoxy for God to surprise us every now and then.
Rachel Held EvansMots clés christianity god faith evolution mystery change-the-world orthodoxy
C'est tellement mystérieux, le pays des larmes.
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryMots clés tears mystery the-little-prince le-petit-prince
My mind," he said, "rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. That is why I have chosen my own particular profession, or rather created it, for I am the only one in the world.
Arthur Conan DoyleMots clés sherlock-holmes mind mystery rebellion mental stagnation
The man might have died in a fit; but then the jewels are missing," mused the Inspector, "Ha! I have a theory. These flashes come upon me at times... What do you think of this, Holmes? Sholto was, on his own confession, with his brother last night. The brother died in a fit, on which Sholto walked off the treasure! How's that?"
"On which the dead man very considerately got up and locked the door on the inside," said Holmes.
Mots clés sherlock-holmes murder mystery irony treasure sherlock inspector
No: I am not tired. I have a curious constitution. I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely." ~ Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan DoyleMots clés sherlock-holmes mystery sherlock
Only that I insist upon your dining with us. It will be ready in half an hour. I have oysters and a brace of grouse, with something a little choice in white wines. Watson, you have never yet recognized my merits as a housekeeper. ~ Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan DoyleMots clés sherlock-holmes mystery sherlock
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