Quotes About Skepticism

There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

Be wary when a naked person offers you his shirt.

There is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic, because it means the person has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

Be careful when a naked person gives you a shirt.

It wasn't wise to reveal one's real feelings to strangers. And nothing on earth was stranger to me than a friendly white woman.

I wondered what they could be laughing about. Whitefolks were so strange. Could they be talking about me?

I'll believe in Liberals' aid for us When I see a white man load a Black man's gun.

She figured if people were dumb enough to believe that crap, they didn't deserve the truth. They probably wouldn't believe it anyway

You're a hard-core cynic

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It's kind of depressing, if you think about it. I mean, me being so young, and yet so cynical and suspicious.

No friend had I made there, but I wasn't with this group to make friends, and besides, he sneered too much. I've found that people who sneer are almost always sneering at me.

Were you lying? I never lie, he said piously. About what? The sand, the snake. For a young man who never lied, he seemed surprisingly unoffended by the question.

Because you do not believe? Oh, no, said Attolia bitterly. Because I believe and do not choose to worship.

Let the gods into your life and you rapidly lose faith in the natural laws.

The Attolians liked to point out with a snicker that there was no sign anywhere of the king's hand at work.

The only thing I knew was that I didn't know anything, really, about the king of the Attolians, and I didn't trust him.

you're the liar - Mimi Force

It is better to trust and face betrayal than to remain skeptical of everything and everybody. Your open heart is a gift.

They might all be drinking laced Kool-Aid in there, but she had a good head on her shoulders. Things like vampires and past lives and immortality just didn't exist in the real world. And Schuyler was a card-carrying member of the real world. She didn't want to check into CrazyTown any time soon.

Now tell me the truth, he said. Why are you doing this? She cringe from him. I told you why. I know you still love me. He smiled. I can see it in your face. Mimi sneered. We are with Lucifer now; we have always been false. I don't believe it for one second, Kingsley whispered, looking into her eyes tenderly.

I'M NOT buying it, Daniel.

If Helene was with child, either Basile Auger had astonishing ejaculatory capabilities, impregnating her from halfway around the world, or she'd lain with another man.

But disbelief wasn't enough to wound someone. Disbelief only hurt when someone wanted to believe.