Quotes About Doubt

They] agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.

It is better to stir up a question without deciding it, than to decide it without stirring it up.

The distance between knowing something to be true, and believing it, can be measured in less than the blink of an eye. One's credibility is as fragile as a powder-blue bird's egg. Once cracked, it is shattered irreparably and forevermore lies somewhere just beyond reach, one more body bag of bones on some media heap.

demons of fear and disorder

The abuse of faith has to be resisted precisely.

Taittinger pondered, but he was well aware that no amount of pondering had yet helped him to a sensible conclusion.

When unhappy, one doubts everything; when happy, one doubts nothing

thought it smelled a bit odd, but when a medicine cat gives it to you—

I'm starting to think there's something familiar about this fake Bramblestar," she murmured. "But I can't quite put my paw on what it is, or who it might actually be. I do know one thing, though," she added, meeting Shadowsight's concerned

Take no notice of Crowfur. He'd find fault with StarClan.

If we have, we are heroes and the kits are safe. If we are wrong, then we are as good as dead.

But I'm sure I'm right." Squirrelflight's mew grew more certain. "It has to be. It can't be anyone else." She lifted her chin. "I think Ashfur has returned." Bristlefrost frowned, puzzled. Ashfur?

His breath caught in his throat as he looked up at Bramblestar. That felt so . . . wrong.

What are those?" Brambleclaw

Ravenpaw bounded over before Firepaw could reply. "What's going to happen now?" he wailed, his fur fluffed up in alarm and his eyes wider than ever.

Fireheart tried to hide his misgivings as he led the three RiverClan warriors down the tunnel and into the camp.

Gray Wing couldn't give her the answer she wanted. As he looked around the cave at the cats he had known all his life, he couldn't imagine abandoning them for a place that might only exist in Stoneteller's dreams.

Had he really loved her once?

I don't mean about ignoring StarClan. But it's good for cats to question things instead of just accepting them.

When you feel doubt, let your heart lead you forward, not back.

Did she want a reluctant leader?

She had never doubted her decision to give her life to StarClan and tread a medicine cat's solitary path—but suddenly she couldn't help wondering if she was missing something.

If they get across the tree-bridge without one of them falling in, I'll eat my fur!

but he couldn't get rid of the niggling doubt that his nephew would ever truly understand the warrior code.