Quotes About Mystery

Au contraire..." "What?" Constance demanded. Curtain blinked. ~ The Perilous Journey

Nicholas Benedict did have an exceptional gift for knowing things (more exceptional, in fact, than most adults would have thought possible), and yet not even he could know that this next chapter was to be the most unusual-and most important-of his entire childhood. Indeed, the strange days that lay ahead would change him forever, though for now they had less substance than the mist through which he ran.

Oh dear,"cried Rhonda just then, for Mr. Benedict, awash in strong emotion, has gone to sleep.with a sudden loud snore he toppled forward into the attentive arms of Rhonda and Number Two, who eased him to the floor. "What's wrong with him?" Constance asked. "He has narcolepsy," said Kate. "He steals a lot?" "That's kleptomania," Sticky said. "Mr. Benedict sleeps a lot.

It was occurring to Reuben that people, especially adults, are rather quick to dismiss small mysteries, to assume that they have simply misunderstood or failed to observe something, and to go on about their business.

For it is a curious fact about secret meetings that a bond almost always forms among the participants, a bond that can feel both mysterious and powerful.

The ocean was the greatest secret keeper of all. Some of its secrets, like the hidden shoals, could be discovered, but most would never be known. Thousands upon thousands might be revealed, yet there would always be more that remained hidden. The ocean was probably the most mysterious thing in the world, Reuben thought, except for a person.

Trenton Lee Stewart

The first time he'd crossed this plaza, years ago, he was walking into a new life. He could not help but wonder if he was doing the same thing yet again, this time walking in the opposite direction. His future had seemed so mysterious to him then. Now, after so much had changed, he found himself walking across the exact same plaza feeling almost exactly the same way. It seemed so strange. How many more plazas, Reynie wondered, would he cross in his life?

Boy finds treasure, plummets to his death. Great story. It

Trenton Lee Stewart

would this scrap of leather have been mortared into the wall where no one would ever see it? Was it some kind of secret sign?

Trenton Lee Stewart

We've finally gotten rid of the other children, Reynard.

Breakable codes and findable clues. Everything had been done on purpose.

I prefer to remain mysterious.

Trenton Lee Stewart

Sign of the twin," Sticky said offhandedly. His eyes widened. "Wait a minute!" "That's right," said Reynie. "I think Mr. Benedict has a long lost brother.

There's an often-repeated phrase in the hidden

once belonged to Penelope (Reuben hadn't

These turbines had been invented by a man named Ledroptha Curtain, who, as a young scientist, had published impressive papers on a wide variety of topics—everything from tidal energy to mapping the brain—until abruptly the papers stopped. No one heard from him for many years. Then one day he reappeared and founded the Institute, apparently having turned his genius to matters of education. There

What is wrong with this statement?

Los labios de la sabiduría están cerrados, excepto para los oídos del entendimiento.

Spear as a talisman of power

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