“I like to employ a form of repetition, in which the same elements recur but in different and unexpected ways. rather than being discarded as soon as they are understood or passed over.” WayDifferentFormElementsUnderstoodUnexpectedRepetitionDiscarded Author:Graham Nelson
“I like to call it nighttime brain: the way your mind seems to function on a different frequency than it does during daylight hours - which can be good or bad but also can lead to unexpected epiphanies or experiences that wouldn't be the same at any other time of day.” WayMindDoeDifferentSeemsHoursBrainFunctionBe GoodUnexpectedFrequencyDaylightEpiphanyNighttimeTime Of Day Author:Erin Morgenstern
“There is something about the unexpected that moves us. As if the whole of existence is paid for in some way, except for that one moment, which is free.” IfsWayWholeMomentsMovingExistencePaidUnexpected Book:Sacred Country Source: Sacred Country
“I love it when characters surprise you, just like real people. When I write a scene I just try to make the characters behave in a way that feels natural to them. Sometimes that means they make a left turn and do something unexpected. Those are always the best scenes in my opinion.” PeopleWayFeelsWritingTryingMeanRealSometimesCharacterTurnsLeftNaturalOpinionSceneSurpriseBehaveUnexpectedSomething Unexpected Author:Brad Falchuk
“When running a Ponzi scheme, how does one avoid enormous, unexpected withdrawals - runs on the bank, so to speak - that would pull back the curtain and reveal a little man blowing smoke? One way would be to attract a core of investors who could be counted on to never withdraw more than a small percentage of principal each year.” MenWayYearsLittlesDoeWould BeRunningSpeakCoreEnormousOne WaySmokeUnexpectedInvestorsSchemesPrincipalCurtainsPercentagesWithdrawalLittle ManPonzi SchemeBlowing Smoke Author:Mitchell Zuckoff