Quotes About Interpretation

Siamo monadi, incapaci di messaggi reciproci, o capaci solo di messaggi monchi, falsi in partenza, fraintesi all'arrivo.

Jesus is literally the exegesis of God.

Only madmen and historians, he said, believe their lies.

Tap-tap-tap is better than thump-thumpthump, Ivy said.

Shut up! Eve yelled from somewhere upstairs. Jackass! You know, when people say that, I just hear the word awesome

Jackass! Eve yelled. You know, when people say that, I just hear the word awesome, Shane said.

I had no name for that particular hue of orange, other than unfortunate.

We're clear, she said. You're kind of a psycho. I get that

When I want to know your opinion, I'll consult your entrails.

Pharaoh has also heard your words regarding the unaccompanied admission of females to this sacred space of the Serapeum, and in his divine wisdom refuses this argument, for women must be instructed by the more developed minds of men to ensure they do not wrongly interpret the riches that the Library offers.

I hate that I see the world through eyes you crafted.

Baldwin told the story again and again of standing on Broadway and being told by Delaney to look down. Delaney asked him what he saw, and Baldwin said a puddle. Delaney said, 'Look again,' and then Baldwin saw the reflections of the buildings, distorted and radiant in the oil on the puddle. He taught me to see, Baldwin said, and that 'what one cannot or will not see, says something about you.

One of the failures of cellular communication is that tiredness often comes across as sadness. But I appreciate your concern.

Wiis? Wiii? What is the plural?)

Do I have clueless tattooed across my forehead? Narrowing my eyes,I leaned toward him. Yeah,I think maybe you do.

You English can't give a compliment. Not a real one. You don't know how to do it.

and Homan learned a language of pointing and jabbing and fist closing and finger flicking, frowning and shrugging and waving and saluting, brow raising and eye narrowing and lip pursing and head tilting. His anger ran off, and happiness moved in.

But they were fated to misunderstand each other.

Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text.

Are you one of those people who uses words more for the sound than for the sense of them?

The problem with omens is that they never come with an illustrated pamphlet explaining what they mean.

You've always mistaken my absolute self-assurance for profound thought.

Where does fiction end and reality begin?

Art is the only answer to chaos and the void.