Quotes About Enigma

À flanc d'abîme, construit en pierre philosophale, s'ouvre le château étoilé.

On est venu, il y a quelques mois, m'apprendre que Nadja était folle.

It is at the movies that the only absolutely modern mystery is celebrated.

I insist on knowing the names, on being interested only in books left ajar, like doors; I will not go looking for keys.

Was there no end to this aimless circling through a world of green smoke? He

Matryoshkas are built like the human heart: Mysteries within mysteries.

Quelle sarebbero state le parole finali ma... Ancora il fascino?

Irgendetwas war falsch an dieser Vorstellung. So erregend sie war. Er machte daran herum, wie man mit der Zunge an den Zähnen herumtastet, wenn man glaubt, irgendwo könnte ein Loch sein.

You think you've uncovered a great mystery. You have no idea. You haven't even scratched the surface of the history of the Empire.

But in your eyes I capture "what the bleep" From the poem Tour of Duty by Andreas Simic

We are the unknown, he says, and you will join us.

Turing machine.

Someone once asked me what was the weirdest question I was ever asked. And I was stymied.

I was the weirdest kid: I wanted to see the police file - in grade school! I was convinced I could crack the case if I just had that file.

I welcome the powers of the unknown.

If I welcomed people into my lovely home every week in the pages of a magazine, they'd soon see how incredibly dull it is. It's important to maintain a bit of mystique.

A well-written character is one where you don't know in which direction it's going; the character could spring a surprise any moment.

I certainly believe that what we perceive as humans is just the tip of the iceberg. I don't necessarily believe in vampires or werewolves or that kind of thing, but I believe there is definitely a realm we don't necessarily have access to.

Maybe the universe is a giant practical joke and we don't know the punchline.

Most animals are pragmatic about mysteries: If they run across something they don't understand, all they care about is whether it's edible and whether it's dangerous. Humans, on the other hand, are drawn to the mystery for its own sake.

There is precious little in civilization to appeal to a Yeti.

I prefer to keep my secrets to myself, to the grave... and beyond!

I don't know who the hell Paul Lynde is, or why he's funny, and I prefer it to be a mystery to me.

O'Neill presents a very complex multi-layered kind of challenge. His characters are always deeply complex and, to a great extent, inaccessible.