Quotes About Mystery

All I know is a door into the dark

Strange, it is a huge nothing that we fear.

The world is not magic — and that's the most magical thing about it.

We talk about "awe and wonder," but those are two different words. I am in awe of the universe: its scope, its complexity, its depth, its meticulous precision. But my primary feeling is wonder. Awe has connotations of reverence: "this fills me with awe and I am not worthy." Wonder has connotations of curiosity: "this fills me with wonder and I am going to figure it out." I will take wonder over awe every day.

Quantum Mechanics doesn't deserve the connotation of spookiness in the sense of some ineffable mystery that it is beyond the human mind to comprehend. Quantum Mechanics is amazing; it is novel, profound, mind-stretching & a very different view of reality from what we're used to.

In 1965, physicist Richard Feynman opined, "I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics," and the sentiment is equally applicable today.

Once upon a time the plural of 'wizard' was 'war'.

I can see time," whispered Mogget, so softly that his words were lost.

Open Secret boasts a nifty plot and, in Coroner Fortin, a fascinating protagonist who will likely be around for a long time. Deryn Collier is a talent to watch.

Here is my theory on this one. If you write things down, if there is a mystery and you try and explain it, once you've written it down for permanent, in due time, it'll be proven stupid.

We cannot bear for our most mysterious experiences to remain unexplained. I've therefore learned...that every story has worth, since a person takes the time to tell it. The key is to listen.

Today is a king in disguise.

All of us, all of us, all of us trying to save our immortal souls, some ways seemingly more round about and mysterious than others. We are having a good time here. But hope all will be revealed soon.

The wonderful workings of the world: wonderful, wonderful: I'm surprised half the time

No Time For Goodbye is a deliciously smart thriller, full of surprises and perfect pacing. I'm jealous I didn't write it.

I don't know if Jerry Lawler got here in a plane, or a time machine.

Eternity doth wear upon her face the veil of time. They only see the veil, and thus they know not what they stand so near!

Look, whispered Chuck, and George lifted his eyes to heaven. (There is always a last time for everything.) Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.

There was a time when we wanted to be told what an electron is. The question was never answered. No familiar conceptions can be woven around the electron; it belongs to the waiting list.

Most mysteries are soluble in time.

I'm fascinated by evil queens. They're very alluring and repellent at the same time, and I'm into that dichotomy.

We are living in enchanted time. With our spirits right.

Instruments fascinate me because they're completely awkward. When I picked up a guitar for the first time I was like, "What is this?" because it's so foreign and unknown.

I am still studying verbs and the mystery of how they connect nouns. I am more suspicious of adjectives than at any other time in all my born days.