Quotes About Insight

Sometimes, it seemed almost as if this book wrote itself.

You say you do not see a king in me, and you may be right, but all I see in you is a bullying child.

I have lived with the knowledge of the meaning of my name for a long time.

The significance of what happened in that room was not revealed to me for a long, long time.

Jay felt she could sense the overlapping layers of reality all around, just beyond her perception. But how could she see them? She felt it might be similar to the way the eyes could focus on a computer generated image, and perceive a shape in the chaotic pattern. If she concentrated hard enough, she was sure an image would suddenly loom before her, clear and definite.

The events of the last few months have broken down into essential components in my mind: archetype, symbol, myth. I feel that everything is softly falling into focus: soon my eyes will be clear, I shall see the whole picture. Such a pity that, now, it is irrelevent to me.

It is better to learn than to know, because even when you know, you cannot always live by it.

Don't fall for the glamour, beloved. We need our wits about us today.

Ah, Tayven, we are not together and I am not swooning in your embrace, ready to spill all. I see through your wiles.

A book is a little thing that is bigger on the inside, and makes the reader bigger inside as well, a Tardis of ink and glue and paper and words.

There is no such thing as unnecessary beauty, whether it be physical or intellectual.

Solutions to problems never trespass into anything of real value.

The purpose of teachers should be to add to the sum of human knowers rather than the sum of human knowledge.

The only time I ever believed that I knew all there was to know about beekeeping was the first year I was keeping them. Every year since I've known less and less and have accepted the humbling truth that bees know more about making honey than I do.

Y nosotros aquí, en nuestro mundo, aburridísimo en comparación, pensando que lo sabemos y que lo vemos todo." Robert Crawford

The body knows things a long time before the mind catches up to them. I was wondering what my body knew that I didn't.

Your heart knows your song, but you have to be willing to listen to the words.

Women are mysterious creatures, Dr Bee.

She had the gift of seeing people for who they are, I think.

he recognized that particular look.

They are the abridgments of wisdom.

The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.

To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.