My mother believed in all superstitions, plus she made some up.
Donald E. WestlakeTag: 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.
Tag: christmas winter holidays companionship mystery fire warmth holiday companion yule hearth yule-log
I am who I am and always shall be.
Laura ElizabethTag: 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 AppelTag: 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 EvansTag: christianity god faith evolution mystery change-the-world orthodoxy
C'est tellement mystérieux, le pays des larmes.
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryTag: 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 DoyleTag: 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.
Tag: 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 DoyleTag: 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 DoyleTag: sherlock-holmes mystery sherlock
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