Quotes About Curiosity

I would say that all short stories have mystery naturally built into them.

I think I am naturally attracted to things that are a little bit out of this world.

Kids are naturally inventive and curious and creative, but most adults have had that beaten out of them. Writing is a form of play; you have to get rid of all those internal censors that we adults have, the things that say, 'Don't go there, that's not allowed.'

I'm naturally guarded because of the way I was brought up. But I understand people are interested in who I am.

Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me.

Ada skipped lightly over the seven little chimney post in her elegant black tightrope-walking slippers.

When I break a rock open with my pick, I'm a prophet. I see the past. I see the future. I know where the world is going, and where it's been. And I always, always want to know more.

If he was not careful, this woman would fascinate him.

He had expected to be challenged by this woman, not captivated. She surprised him, and surprise made him vaguely uneasy.

If it were customary to send little girls to school and teach them the same subjects as are taught to boys, they would learn just as fully and would understand the subtleties of all arts and sciences.

Mikhail seated himself across the small table from her, his eyes drifting lazily, possessively, over her alluring curves. Why do you dress in men's clothes? he asked. She laughed, soft and melodious, and her eyes lit with mischief. Because I knew it would annoy you. He threw his head back and laughed. -Mikhail & Raven

Think of me. Let me tell you who I am, what I am. What I need and want. I want to know everything about you and your family. Talk to me.

It was as if he wore a mask and whatever went on behind it wasn't for the world --or her--to see. And she wanted to. She wanted to be that woman, the one who knew him inside and out.

You're very good-looking, she said judiciously, tilting her head to study his magnificent physique. Are all Carpathians as good-looking as you? His black eyebrows arched. I do not think that is a safe subject for you.

He liked that she gave the questions thought. That she actually saw the mysteries and worked at solving them.

A woman, young, full of life and laughter, a human with a psychic connection to him. A human filled with compassion, intellect, and strength. Death and damnation could wait another day while he satisfied his curiosity.

He was very leery of things that didn't add up, and she was one of them.

He simply watched her curiously with his black, fathomless eyes. Shea eyed him warily. "You aren't getting ready to bite me again, are you? I've got to tell you, there isn't a place on my body that isn't sore." She flashed him a wan smile. "Just out of curiosity, your rabies shots are up to date, aren't they?

She couldn't help herself; she reached up to trace that incredible smile with the pad of her finger. Who had a mouth like that? Who had such white, perfect teeth and such beautiful eyes? "You should be pretty with all those lashes," she murmured, still not certain if she was dreaming. "But your face is a little too rugged to be feminine." He caught her fingers and bit gently on them. "I'm thankful for that, at least.

Apparently, I was going to have to get used to the idea of being stared at and inspected. People were going to be interested and inquisitive, I decided, and I would just have to accept it as logical, if I was going to function in the world at all.

Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland by George Gamow

And what kind of name for a town is Upper Black Eddy? Pennsylvania scares me sometimes.

Christopher Fowler

I know everyone thinks I'm difficult. It's just that as I've got older I've become less gullible. And that makes me harder to control. I don't listen to my peers anymore, but that's because most of them are either dead or have gone mad, so now I'm free to explore anything I want.