Mr. Tulkinghorn, sitting in the twilight by the open window, enjoys his wine. As if it whispered to him of its fifty… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I am absolutely enraptured by the atmosphere of a wreck. A dead ship is the house of a tremendous amount of life-fish… — Jacques Yves Cousteau Copy Share Image
In the isolation of his clear, cold intellect, the sceptic abides in a glacial and spectral universe. No glow from the affections… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
This element of surprise or mystery - the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called - is of great importance… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
It is my secrecy which makes you unhappy, my evasions, my silences. And so I have found a solution. Whenever you get… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
To crush out fanaticism and revere the infinite, such is the law. Let us not confine ourselves to falling prostrate beneath the… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
'Sword and Sworcery' takes you into a world of mystery and music. With sword and shield in hand, the one thing you… — Rob Manuel Copy Share Image
COMMEMORATION Blessed art Thou, O Lord who didst bring forth of water moving creatures that have life, and whales, and winged fowls:… — Lancelot Andrewes Copy Share Image
The mother cannot expect her daughter to understand the mysteries of housekeeping without education. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
We cut these numerous windings in our destinies daily with our own hands, while we imagine that we are pursuing a track… — H. P. Blavatsky Copy Share Image
Yes, this is what I thought adulthood would be, a kind of long indian summer, a state of tranquility, of calm incuriousness,… — John Banville Copy Share Image
“Cecil reached for Dave, but Dave stepped back. "Dave, why are you doing this? You're not getting paid. Lovejoy called you off… — Joseph Hansen Copy Share Image
To every man, in his acquaintance with a new art, there comes a moment when that which before was meaningless first lifts,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Is it not possible that the chimpanzees are responding to some feeling like awe? A feeling generated by the mystery of water;… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
The reality is just the opposite: the master does nothing. It is in your becoming a disciple that the whole mystery lies.… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Writing a novel was like I had some Play-Doh to work with and could just keep working with it - doing a… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
Of all the memorable phrases that have been minted and mobilised to describe modern British royalty, 'constitutional monarchy' is virtually the only… — David Cannadine Copy Share Image
It's not that big a mystery about types. It's not even that big a mystery why so many people are picking up… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
There is no way of learning to pray but by praying. No reasoned philosophy of prayer ever taught a soul to pray.… — Samuel Chadwick Copy Share Image
The unknown is the most frightening and mysterious thing, especially in the modern world where we can practically Google anything and find… — Larry Fessenden Copy Share Image
...in the acquisition of this blessing human nature can find no better helper than Love. I declare that it is the duty… — Socrates Copy Share Image
When I see an image in my head that compels me, where there's this mystery about what's going to happen next or… — Cary Fukunaga Copy Share Image
One of the most important keys to acting is curiosity. I am curious to the point of being nosy. What that means… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
Where is the subject that does not branch out into infinity? For every grain of sand is a mystery; so is every… — William Mountford Copy Share Image
Detective stories keep alive a view of the world which ought to be true. Of course people read them for fun ...… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
“He was not a tall man, but he was wide. His face was the color and texture of old leather boots, and… — Grahame Shannon Copy Share Image
“Though I didn’t start out plotting a life for Meg, it happened as the writing and the storylines unfolded, much like life… — R.J. Harlick Copy Share Image
Embrace relational uncertainty. It's called romance. Embrace spiritual uncertainty. It's called mystery. Embrace occupational uncertainty. It's called destiny. Embrace emotional uncertainty. It's… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
The mystery of the Holy Night, which historically happened two thousand years ago, must be lived as a spiritual event in the… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
There were screaming girls, I had to learn as a blind person how to run to a limousine otherwise they'd take my… — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
“But in that moment, I didn’t want to be trusted. I wanted something far more primal. I stretched up on my tiptoes… — Sara Hubbard Copy Share Image
But it is possible, it is possible: the old grief, by a great mystery of human life, gradually passes into quiet, tender… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
“What chilled my blood was a felt marker outline of a woman on the wall. Hands above the head, where there was… — Grahame Shannon Copy Share Image
Suppose that 'Unsolved Mysteries' called you with news of a long-lost identical twin. Would that suddenly make you less of a person,… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
There is one antidote for evil passions: the purification of our souls which takes place through the mystery of godliness. The chief… — Gregory of Nyssa Copy Share Image
“It is because we feel that we are separate from nature that we also feel it is okay to manipulate it, pollute… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
THE NAME OF THE WIND has everything fantasy readers like, magic and mysteries and ancient evil, but it's also humorous and terrifying… — Tad Williams Copy Share Image
Taller people tend to earn more on average, although the effect is modest. This is clearly true in occupations where strength is… — Richard H. Steckel Copy Share Image
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Every man, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths. We all derive… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
