Quotes About Wonder

Stories. They're everywhere...You never know where they start and you certainly don't know where they'll end. If they ever DO end. (Nevermore)

But if it was going to end, she wondered, feeling confusion starting to fog her mind, why had he kissed her?

But why the last? I ask. Why not live each day as if it were the first— all raw astonishment . . .

Girls. The oldest mystery in the universe.

People are a wonder. They will always surprise you, for both good and ill.

I G U A Z U V O Y F A L L S P O O L S

Sometimes, flying feels too godlike to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see.

If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.

In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.

Childhood is really age-less. It's just a matter of how much time you can invest in it.

Magic lies in between things, between the day and the night, between yellow and blue, between any two things.

All my life I've wanted to be the kid who gets to cross over into the magical kingdom.

It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun.

When you're touched by magic, nothing's ever quite the same again. What really makes me sad is all those people who never have the chance to know that touch. They're too busy, or they just don't hold with make-believe, so they shut the door without really knowing it was there to be opened in the first place.

I'm pretty much fixated on certain themes. Family, but it's family of choice as much as family of blood. Individuality, yes, but not at the cost of others' happiness. Be true to your friends. Remembering to find some wonder and hope in the world. Basically it boils down to: treat people like you'd like them to treat you, leave the world a little better than it was when you got here, respect others and stand up for those who can't stand up for themselves.

That's the thing with magic. You've got to know it's still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you.

Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?

Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.

Mine is the sultry sunset when the skies Tremble with strange, intolerable thunder: And at the dead of an hushed night, these eyes Draw down the soaring oracles winged with wonder

Casting my own eye down Fifth Avenue as my belly swelled, I would register with incredulity: Every one of these people came from a woman's cunt.

Still, I look down, and the grass is so green, I cannot understand how it does not wither and die with sorrow. ~Song of the Sparrow

I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works. (Psalm 139:14, NKJV)

Honestly, are there any other words in the whole damned English language quite as seductive as, 'the circus is in town'?

Life is the grandest adventure one can go on, isn't it?' said the giant kindly (he seemed to be a very friendly giant). 'What else could a person ask for than just to be alive?' Will knew exactly what else a person could ask for. 'Monsters,' he said. 'And cake.