Quotes About Uncertainty

The Lord had my trust, yet of others I was not so sure.

Nothing in his life had given him confidence in his hold upon the future. All he had learned indicated that one lived by avoiding trouble, or if it could not be avoided, seeing it first.

confused begging of some philosophical question

How many onions do you think we've eaten?" he asked. Zero shrugged. "I don't even know how long we've been here." "I'd say about a week," said Stanley. "And we probably each eat about twenty onions a day, so that's…" "Two hundred and eighty onions," said Zero. Stanley smiled. "I bet we really stink.

They walked for what seemed like a very long time, and still never came across the Mary Lou. Stanley was pretty sure they were heading in the right direction. He remembered that when they left the boat, they were headed toward the setting sun. Now they were headed toward the rising sun. He knew the sun didn't rise and set exactly in the

Somehow they were both still alive, at least for one more second, one more heartbeat.

What worried him the most, however, wasn't that it was too late. What worried him the most, what really ate at his insides, was the fear that it wasn't too late.

I wasn't quite sure what I'd just seen, but I knew it was time for me to leave.

I think she is growing up, and so begins to dream dreams, and have hopes and fears and fidgets, without knowing why or being able to explain them.

Jo's ambition was to do something very splendid; what it was she had no idea, as yet, but left it for time to tell her…

What do you want? and Rose looked up rather surprised. I'd like to borrow some money. I shouldn't think of asking you, only Mac never has a cent since he's set up his old chemical shop, where he'll blow himself to bits some day and you and Uncle will have the fun of putting him together again, and Steve tried to look as if the idea amused him.

feeling as if all the happiness and support of their lives was about to be taken from them.

Ah, if I could only feel assured that it was right and not a blind impulse of a weak woman's heart!' ~Rosamond

But I am afraid I don't

I found the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.

Meg, and altogether too much of a weathercock just now for anyone to depend on. Don't make plans, Jo

Don't you wish you could take a look forward and see where we shall all be then? I do," returned Laurie. "I think not, for I might see something sad, and everyone looks so happy now

Her heart sunk within her, for the shadow of his presence seemed to fall darkly over all her future.

As we begin a work, remembering we needn't know how it'll turn out or whether it'll be successful might be comforting. And we can cultivate our ability to work despite confusion

The first thing that happens at the end of the world is that we don't know what is happening.

This so gnawed at him on some nights that he lay awake wondering just how many unknown and similarly inconsequential accidents and bits of happenstance were at this moment occurring or failing to occur in order to ensure he took his next breath, and the next.

He was a bad thing waiting for a worse thing to happen.

After a while, I asked who was in charge. Phil said God. I said that was the most terrifying thing I'd ever heard and he said, Yeah, me too. That's why I bought the Bushmaster.

I want to see the story. More than anything, I am frustrated by the fact that I'll never know how things turn out.