Quotes About Wonder

For the same reason I read the National Geographic, I like to see places I will never visit.

Childhood: it was like trying to chart an entire continent by the brief flare of a firework. Except that you had no idea that this was your only chance to explore for free, and instead you spent the five seconds of precious light gawping at the sky, stuffing treacle into your mouth. And then it went dark again.

Something stayed him awhile yet. For the first time in his life he was feeling the traveler's thrill: a mixture of apprehension and excitement.

The best kind of book," said Barnaby, "is a magic book." "Naturally," said John.

I used to stare up at the sky trying to see where the snowflakes were born. I could do it for hours. Well, minutes. But it was always the waiting that was the most fun.

The Greatest Show on Earth.

The Realm of Fairy is a strange shadow land, lying just beyond the fields we know.

I see skies of blue, and clouds of white,The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night.And I think to myself… what a wonderful world.

Keep smiling — it makes people wonder what you've been up to.

And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

Only skydivers know why the birds sing. They never have to pack a parachute.

Behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

What manner of man is this?

If there is a paradise on the face of the earth,It is this, oh! it is this, oh! it is this.

This is the finger of God.

He was a king and a god in the world he knew, but now he comes to civilization merely a captive—a show to gratify your curiosity. Ladies and gentlemen, look at Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World!

Have not the unbelievers then beheld that the heavens and the earth were a mass all sewn up, and then We unstitched them and of water fashioned every living thing? Will they not believe?

Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up.

Canst thou draw out leviathan with a hook?

And as the seasons come and go, here's something you might like to know. There are fairies everywhere: under bushes, in the air, playing games just like you play, singing through their busy day. So listen, touch, and look around — in the air and on the ground. And if you watch all nature's things, you might just see a fairy's wing.

Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

What hath God wrought!

Horses - if God made anything more beautiful, he kept it for himself.

Look at the rainbow, and praise him who made it; it is exceedingly beautiful in its brightness. It encircles the sky with its glorious arc; the hands of the Most High have stretched it out.