Quotes About Curiosity

One could not see them without feeling it was the first chapter of a novel.

The most common and the monstrous defect in the education of the day is that children fail to acquire the habit of reading.

my object is to show that the chief function of the child--his business in the world during the first six or seven years of his life--is to find out all he can, about whatever comes under his notice, by means of his five senses...

And all the time we have books, books teeming with ideas fresh from the minds of thinkers upon every subject to which we can wish to introduce children.

A morning in which a child receives no new ideas is a morning wasted.

I want to see the world that lies behind the strangeness of your eyes.

I often wonder if I could see her out of all the windows at once. But, turn as fast as I can, I can only see out of one at one time. And though I always see her, she may be able to creep faster than I can turn! I have watched her sometimes away off in the open country, creeping as fast as a cloud shadow in a high wind.

Now why should that man have fainted? But he did,and right across my path by the wall, so that I had to creep over him every time!

And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche.

Why X?" Libby asked. "Because X is the most mysterious letter," May told her. "And things with X's in them are pretty cool.

But the other half of my motivation came from farther back in my brain, in the curious part that I inherited. It came from the spot in my skull that feels the burning need to unravel puzzles, finish crosswords, indulge in Internet games, and read all the mystery books I can get my grubby little paws on. Like it or not, need it or not, and want it or not, I can't leave a good mystery alone.

I assume they're still there, ostriching themselves and eating paint chips, or whatever it is they do in their spare time. I

I didn't know what was making that noise, but whatever it was, it was mad and it was big. And I didn't want to meet it with nothing but my cheeks in my hands.

Sometimes the advantage of being young and bright is not knowing what's impossible.

Children and adults are alike--it's not as if we ever outgrow our darker fears. Let's not pretend we're all so reluctant to entertain the unknown.

Koji's mouth twitched in disgust. "Who are you people?" he asked, as he had before. "You're not..." But he didn't even dare say that dangerous word-- ninja.

He needed Sarah's sweet courtesy, was desperate to suffer through her virginal oohs and aahs, to bask in her fascination. The feel of her smooth hands, with those slender, questing fingers roving over him, was like a healing salve to his battered body and spirit. She amused herself with his chest, rifling through the springy hair, exploring the ridges and valleys until her maneuvers felt as natural as breathing, as though she'd touched him just so a hundred times before.

A woman with long, blonde hair stood for a moment on the other side of the door. She looked similar to his date. Was she entering or leaving the coffee house? Before Paul could confirm her identity or stand and run after her, she strode away and disappeared in the crowd.

The sky didn't wonder where it was.

Eu tinha muita dificuldade em acreditar nas coisas, mas também tinha a maior dificuldade em não acreditar. Era tão curiosa quanto cética.

open with my knife. Inside, carefully wrapped

I stopped at the door where the racks of Snapples were kept. I put my hand to the glass near the bottles of lemonade—there was both yellow and pink. They were like diamonds or pornography. I could look, but I couldn't touch.

I'll never know, and neither will you of the life you don't choose.

Everyone's sleeping through life Afraid that their questions Just might have answers