Thrills are much more about anticipation than action. An unfired bullet is more dangerous than one that has already met its target.

The average human attention span was 12 seconds in 2000 and 8 seconds in 2013. A drop of 33%. The scary part is that the attention span of a goldfish was 9 seconds, almost 13% more than us humans. That's why it's getting tougher by the day to get people to turn the page. Maybe we writers ought to try writing for goldfish!

My greatest qualification for writing fiction was my ability to lie with a straight face as a child.

Ashwin Sanghi Quotes