Quotes About Insight

Wit is the unexpected copulation of ideas.

Sir,' said Stephen, 'I read novels with the utmost pertinacity. I look upon them--I look upon good novels--as a very valuable part of literature, conveying more exact and finely-distinguished knowledge of the human heart and mind than almost any other, with greater breadth and depth and fewer constraints.

Richard was a smart guy, with lousy judgment.

You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way.

Knowing your own ignorance is the first step to enlightenment.

All the truth in the world is held in stories.

Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear.

What use is care ? What good is watching for that matter? People are forever watching things. They should be seeing . I see the things I look at. I am a see-er.

Una historia es como un fruto seco - dijo Vashet -. Un necio se la traga entera y se atraganta. Otro necio la tira creyendo que no tiene ningún valor. - Sonrió -. Pero una mujer sabia encuentra la manera de romper la cáscara y comerse el fruto que hay en el interior.

Wisdom precludes boldness.

A story is like a nut. A fool will swallow it whole and choke. A fool will throw it away, think it of little worth. But a wise woman finds a way to crack the shell and eat the meant inside.

Do all the women in the world secretly know each other?" Sim asked. "Because that would explain a lot.

Una persona inteligente e irreflexiva es una de las cosas más aterradoras que existen.

What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Chronicler snapped. "You're just spouting nonsense now." "I'm spouting too much sense for you to understand," Bast said testily.

Una vez, uno de los maestros de la Universidad me dijo que había siete palabras que hacían que una mujer te amara. Estaba preguntándome cuáles serían esas siete palabras. -¿Por eso hablas y hablas sin parar? ¿Confías en dar con ellas por casualidad?

A story is like a nut," Vashet said. "A fool will swallow it whole and choke. A fool will throw it away, thinking it of little worth." She smiled. "But a wise woman finds a way to crack the shell and eat the meat inside.

It exhasperated her, but she knew better than to force the world to her desire.

She listened, then opened up the door and looked again. Nothing. But simply seeing did not help. She knew that seeming wasn't hardly half of things.

Everyone knows one story, I thought. Everyone knows at least one.

Por eso nos gustan las historias. Nos ofrecen la claridad y la sencillez de que carece nuestra vida real.

A veces, caer también nos enseña cosas. En los sueños, muchas veces caes antes de despertar.

Too much looking can get in the way of seeing,

If your mind had the rare talent of not being fooled by its own expectations, you might notice something else about them, something strange and wonderful.

Bast spoke up. "May I ask a question, Reshi?" Kote smiled gently. "Always, Bast." "A troublesome question?" "Those tend to be the only worthwhile kind.