Quotes About Uncertainty

Am I willing to walk into the wilds of my interior life without knowing what I'll find?

He does not know the outcome ahead of time, or his confidence would be in himself and God to pull it off, which would then largely be a matter of the willpower of belief. Faith is so much more than strong willpower

What made us think we were

Most get little reassurance from others, or even have full confidence that they are totally right. Setting out is always a leap of faith, a risk in the deepest sense of the term, and yet an adventure too.

Because the truth is, we never know for sure about ourselves. Who we'll sleep with if given the opportunity, who we'll betray in the right circumstance, whose faith and love we will reward with our own...Only after we've done a thing do we know what we'll do...

Odd that the future should be so difficult to bring into focus when the past, uninvited, offered itself up so easily for inspection.

For years now he'd believed he had no further urgent business with this world, or it with him. But it could be he was wrong.

Perhaps he was frightened by the sheer prospect of matrimony, of marrying a girl he would one day want to murder.

the truth is, we never know for sure about ourselves. Who we'll sleep with if given the opportunity, who we'll betray in the right circumstance, whose faith and love we will reward with our own. Only after we've done a thing do we know what we'll do...Which is why we have spouses and children and parents and colleagues and friends, because someone has to know us better than we know ourselves.

Since turning in his resignation, he'd been wondering what he might do next. Suddenly his path seemed clear. He would become an alcoholic. He

Man starts thinking this late in life, no previous experience or proper guidance, there's no telling where it could lead.

said, "All right, I give up. We have to drive to Acapulco, and we have to take the only road, and I don't see how we're going to get there." "What we'll do," he said, "is drive as far as Taxco, and then scout the territory. We can't make plans of our own until we know how they're set up. And they've got to be south of Taxco

I was seized by doubt. Should I have come here? But going back was impossible. I had fled a known terror, and perhaps I could cope with this unknown terror that lay ahead.

You look like an accident going somewhere to happen

It was fear that had made him fight Gus in the poolroom. If he had felt certain of himself and of Gus, he would not have fought.

A history made of 'ifs' - such is the life of mortal men The Gospel According to Lzarus

Hey, don't worry so much. We never have tornadoes around here." "Well, we could have tornadoes around here." "Ash, when was the last time you heard of a tornado touching down in St. Yvette?" "What if our house blew away? That would be a really horrible thing!" "What if your boyfriend blew away" Roo asked mildly. "That would be a really good thing.

This can't be real. It can't be. You just don't wake up to another day, go along living your life then—bang—without warning, without a chance to prepare, in a heartbeat, everything changes.

we cannot rule out the

system. The automatic

A confused and weak man hides his weakness and uncertainty with fiery speeches.

But I've always been terrified of the future. Even back then, I couldn't stop thinking about what everyone else ignored so skillfully. We're all going to die. And bad things are waiting around every corner. But in the end...all of that anxiety...all that worrying about the future...it didn't change anything.

Not knowing is half the fun, Aphrodite said, Exquisitely painful isn't it? Not being sure who you love and who loves you? Oh, you kids! It's so cute I'm going to cry!

Far, far below, red liquid bubbled. Blood? Lava? Evil ketchup? None of the posibilities were good.