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Quotes About Mystery

The one who makes the idols never worships them, however tenderly he might have molded the clay. You cannot have knowledge and worship at the same time. Mystery is the essence of divinity. Gods must keep their distances from men.
~ Zora Neale Hurston
Death had found them watching, trying to see beyond seeing.
~ Zora Neale Hurston
He was a glance from God
~ Zora Neale Hurston
What need has Death for a cover, and what winds can blow against him? He stands in his high house that overlooks the world.
~ Zora Neale Hurston
Rumor, that wingless bird, had shadowed over the town.
~ Zora Neale Hurston
She left the porch pelting her back with unasked questions. They hoped the answers were cruel and strange.
~ Zora Neale Hurston
We sat up in the trees and disputed about what the end of the world would be like when we got there—whether it was sort of tucked under like the hem of a dress, or just was a sharp drop off into nothingness.
~ Zora Neale Hurston
and tell me." "Reckon we better not tell yuh heah at de
~ Zora Neale Hurston
Those full, lazy eyes with the lashes curling sharply away like drawn scimitars.
~ Zora Neale Hurston
That was the mystery and the mysteries are the chores of gods.
~ Zora Neale Hurston
I'm a true-crime addict. It's not something I'm particularly proud of, but I can't stop.
~ Gillian Flynn
Adrenaline is so strong that none of us understand it.
~ Jerry Lewis
I don't know anything about the afterlife because I haven't been there yet.
~ Marina Abramovic
I love all things magic.
~ Jaz Sinclair
Knowing very little about a band only adds to the allure.
~ Peter Hook
I'm still amazed at how the universe works.
~ Shaggy
I've always been drawn to ambiguity.
~ Adore Delano
I'm getting quite into ancient barrows and the like these days.
~ Helen Baxendale
'Angel Heart' was one of my favorite films.
~ Darren Aronofsky
I was rather obsessed with angels.
~ Ezra Furman
One never knows when the angels are coming to get you, but everybody has to go.
~ Barbi Benton
We all know that somebody did it, but how did they find the answer?
~ John Thaw
I have no message or answers to social questions.
~ Dennis Farina
I know 'Lost' used to drive people mad trying to anticipate what was happening or what something meant.
~ Terry O'Quinn