Quotes About Curiosity

He stands up, slowly, and puts his hands on the zipper of his jeans, where I notice there's a bulge that looks like someone stuck a cucumber in his pants. That can be his...thing, can it? He undoes the button then his fly and then slides his jeans down. He's wearing those tight boxer-briefs things, like that guy in the Calvin Klein commercial, and I realize, it's definitely not a cucumber.

I don't get it,' Caroline said, bemused. 'She's the only one with wings. Why is that?' There were so many questions in life. You couldn't ever have all the answers. But I knew this one. It's so she can fly,' I said. Then I started to run.

Sometimes a question can hurt more than an answer.

Rogerson, I asked him sweetly as we sat watching a video in the pool house, where would I find the pelagic zone? In the open sea, he said. Now shut up and eat your Junior Mints.

Let's just start and see what happens.

But anyone can begin. It was the part with all the promise, the potential, the things I loved. More and more, though, I was finding myself wanting to find out what happened in the end..

This was just one night, one chance to vary and see where it took me. The fireflies were probably already out: maybe it wasn't just a season or a time but a whole world I'd forgotten. I'd never know until I stepped out into it. So I did.

Sometimes you dont even want to think aout what people are doing with their groceries.

What were you two talking about? she whispered as Wes pulls the door shut. Nothing, I said. Running. You should have seen your face, she said, her breath hot in my ear. Sa-woooon.

We sat there, not talking, for a few minutes. He ate the Moon Pie; only skinny people can scarf down junk food like that. Finally, I said, Norman? Yeah? Are you ever going to show me the painting? Man, he said. You are, like, so impatient. I am not, I said. I've been waiting forever. Okay, okay. He stood up and went over to the corner, picking up the painting and bringing it over to rest against the bright pink belly of one of the mannequins. Then, he handed me a bandana. Tie that on.

When someone starts to change, and it's obvious, it's sort of natural to wonder why. Right?

We were all staring as we passes him, slowly, like a tourist at a wildlife park watching elephants from the safety of their wagon.

For me, however, it was a mix of the two, this constant push and pull. I loved it here. But I'd been in that circle and star for my entire life, and I so wanted to know what it would feel like to claim another distant spot as my own, if only for a little while. Someday.

Earlier in the summer, I'd found the syllabi to a couple of the courses I was taking at Defriese in the fall, and I'd hunted down a few of the texts at the U bookstore, figuring it couldn't hurt to acquaint myself with the material.

Por qué me tocan siempre a mí las hazañas estúpidas? -Porque eres pelirrojo.

More and more often these days days, though, Holly found herself thinking that perhaps what God wanted was not to be feared or obeyed or even to be worshiped - but maybe God just wanted to be wondered about.

If you notice your puppy chewing furniture or wires, use a distasteful bitter-apple spray to discourage their curiosity

Sometimes a single sentence can be enough to fill the imagination completely. And sometimes a book's title is enough.

he ducked his head around the corner he saw that he

Do you think she's still here?" Jonah asks.

Or," Jonah adds, panting, "if she sees us in her room, she might get freaked out and throw Frederic

Jonah's eyes widen. "Do you think she'd eat our lungs and livers, too?" Snow nods. "She might." "Do you think she'd use ketchup? I bet they'd be pretty gross without ketchup.

Sarah Mlynowski

Sebastian Boondoggle's upside-down magic allowed him to see invisible things, like radio waves and farts.