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Quotes About Puzzle

The at present unutterable things we may find somewhere uttered. These same questions that disturb and puzzle and confound us have in their turn occurred to all the wise men; not one has been omitted; and each has answered them, according to his ability, by his words and his life. Moreover, with wisdom we shall learn liberality.
~ Henry David Thoreau
He was lost in wonder at the mystery of things.
~ Henry James
Yes, but with the Cube there are many flashes, there are many aha's.
~ Erno Rubik
I do the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle every morning to keep the old grey matter ticking.
~ Carol Burnett
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story.
~ Agatha Christie
A jigsaw puzzle is my form of meditation. In New York, I glued all of the ones I did together and hung them up on the wall.
~ Carly Chaikin
My recipe for bliss on a Friday night consists of a 'New York Times' crossword puzzle and a new episode of 'Homicide;' Saturdays and Sundays are oriented around walks in the woods with the dog, human companion in tow some of the time but not always.
~ Caroline Knapp
I pay attention to the news. I take the 'New York Times.' I do the Saturday crossword.
~ Dick Van Dyke
John Bellairs's young adult mysteries were great - and super creepy.
~ Ransom Riggs
A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.
~ J. R. R. Tolkien
This idea of, there's a locked door; how do you open it? You don't necessarily care what's behind it; you're just more excited about opening the lock... It's not about finding the treasure; it's more about defeating the puzzle.
~ Harper Reed
The scientist should treasure the riddles he can't solve, not explain them away at the outset.
~ Roberto Unger
I always loved digging away at the story, trying to find out things that people don't want you to find out and piecing it all together. I love the treasure hunt aspect of it, the thrill of the chase.
~ Kevin Macdonald
I've never been a big cinephile, which may be why I could treat 'The Clock' like a puzzle and force the pieces to fit together in odd ways.
~ Christian Marclay
Some mysteries are meant to stay that way.
~ Truth Devour, Unrequited
It certainly is a puzzle." He turned back to the broken road. "But sometimes to find the answer, you have to take a leap of faith.
~ Dianna Hardy, Summer's End
We fit the pieces of our life together in a pattern, but there is no image on the puzzlebox to guide us.
~ Michael Hogan, Winter Solstice
Walls came down and doorways were created as the architect tried to fit individual apartments together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. In
~ Stephen Birmingham
Women. They are a complete mystery.
~ Stephen Hawking
The machinations of my mind are an enigma." -Patrick Starr
~ Stephen Hillenburg
Good books don't give up all their secrets at once.
~ Stephen King
Good books don't give up all their secrets at once.
~ Stephen King
The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution.
~ Stephen Sondheim
This was his first murder and it fascinated him.
~ Steve Fisher