Quotes About Wonder

Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.

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1 Here Comes Charlie

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I am totally convinced that most grown-ups have completely forgotten what it is like to be a child between the ages five and ten.

The books transported her into the world and introduced her to amazing people who lived...

A little magic can take you a long way

Just imagine that!

Je leek zo heel ver weg,' fluisterde juffrouw Engel diep onder de indruk. 'O, dat was ik ook. Ik vloog langs de sterren met zilveren vleugels,' zei Matilda. 'Het was fantastisch.

CHAPTER ONE

They were AWESTRUCK. They were BEWILDERED and DAZZLED.

Then, high above their heads, they heard the call of a wild duck. They all looked up, and they saw the four birds, lovely against the blue sky, flying very close together, heading back to the lake in the woods.

Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.

Alguna vez nos detenemos a pensar - se preguntó Matilda - dónde van nuestras profesoras cuando terminan de dar sus clases?

I'm wondering what to read next.

Qué libros más bellos leían! ¡Los niños que antaño leían!

It's all—let's use a very specific word here—miraculous. You, me, love, quarks, sex, chocolate, the speed of light—it's all miraculous, and it always has been.

May you see drops like stars.

The great Abraham Joshua Heschel once said, "I did not ask for success, I asked for wonder."17

Being a Christian then is more about celebrating mystery than conquering it.

Science does an excellent job of telling me why I don't have a tail, but it can't explain why I find that interesting.

Curiosity is underrated. In many ways, it's the engine of life. You get these questions, and they don't go away. And so you follow them, you set out to answer them.

All of us need to be in touch with a mysterious, tantalizing source of inspiration that teases our sense of wonder and goads us on to life's next adventure.

If you're really listening, if you're awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly. In fact, your heart is made to break; its purpose is to burst open again and again so it can hold evermore wonders. -Andrew Harvey