Golden Age Mystery Quotes & Sayings

It was really in the Golden Age, between the two world wars, when the pure detective story - of which the locked room mystery is really the ultimate form - became popular. — Otto Penzler

I'm old, and so busy with work, that I like to just stay home and get my sleep now. I try not to burn both ends of the candle. — Tracy Morgan

When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will. — William James

It's strong, Ian. The way she feels about you is something else. She loves this world, but so much of the reason she couldn't leave was really you. She thinks of you as her anchor. You gave her a reason to finally stay in one place after a lifetime of wandering. — Stephenie Meyer

Our band doesn't really have a name. — John Tesh

Will: Have you ever seen what happens to someone with demon pox? First it lies dormant. One begins to turn yellow and green. Then the swelling sets in -
Jem: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS DEMON POX. — Cassandra Clare

Homosexuality just wasn't what it used to be in the Golden Age of mystery writing. — Josh Lanyon

With a most intent and searching gaze — Charles Dickens

If only words hadn't eluded me today, if only I yelled back at him: I do get it! I get that as long as you live no one will ever love you as much as I do - I have a heart so I can give it to you alone! That's exactly the way I feel - but unfortunately, people don't talk like that outside of Victorian novels. — Jandy Nelson

I wanted to throw my glass at the TV. — Mickey Mantle

It was a paradise of learning, and I prayed for eventual admission. — Elizabeth Kostova

The biggest factor between winning and losing is the mental approach. — Benson Henderson

The fight for you was all I've ever known. — T.J. Klune

To dream is not enough, you have to fulfill your dream. — Paulo Coelho

every weekday morning at that exact time, barring holidays, major illnesses, or snow over her boot tops. As far as anybody knew, she didn't actually have a schedule written out, but were her day divided out on paper, that's what it would say. Courthouse steps 8:59 a.m. Out of bed at 7:30, bran — A.H. Gabhart

Life is a chess play. You have to learn the rules of the game to win the scores rights. — Auliq Ice

Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we're scurrying to and from appointments and errands, we don't have a lot of time to take care of ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list. — Michelle Obama