“December is a month that is rife with nostalgia. If there's anything deep in your heart that you want to keep buried, you can count on December to bring it to the surface.” IfsWantHeartMonthsSurfaceNostalgiaBuriedDecember Book:Don't Look Behind You Source: Don't Look Behind You
“Why are murder mysteries so popular? There's a 3-part "formula" (if you want to call it that) for a genre novel: (1) Someone the reader likes and relates to (2) overcomes increasingly difficult obstacles (3) to reach an important goal. The more important the goal, the stronger the novel. And the most important goal that any of us have is survival. That's why murder mysteries are more gripping than a story titled "Who Stole My TV Set.” IfsWantImportantStoriesDifficultGoalNovelMysteryTvsReaderSurvivalOvercomingMurderStrongerObstaclesLikesRelateGenreFormulasGrippingMurder Mysteries Author:Lois Duncan
“If there were a mile high mountain of granite, and once every ten-thousand years a bird flew past and brushed it with a feather, by the time that mountain was worn away, a fraction of a second would have passed in the context of eternity” IfsYearsPastThousandTenMountainBirdEternityMilesWornThousand YearsFeathersFlewFractionsGranite Author:Lois Duncan