Curious Quotes

911 Curious quotes by 707 unique authors

Socrates told us, "the unexamined life is not worth living." I think he's calling for curiosity, more than knowledge. In every human society at all… — Roger Ebert
She couldn't believe what she did then. Before she could stop herself, she leaned up on tiptoes, put her arms around his neck, and kissed… — Julie Garwood
It is a curious fact, but nobody ever is sea-sick - on land. At sea, you come across plenty of people very bad indeed, whole… — Jerome K. Jerome
He hesitated, then lifted his head and sniffed. “Have you been drinking?” The question was more curious than accusatory. “No,” Bast said. The innkeeper raised… — Patrick Rothfuss
Say something in Mandarin,” said Tessa, with a smile. Jem said something that sounded like a lot of breathy vowels and consonants run together, his… — Cassandra Clare
Jack looked out the window as they passed the Mormon temple, just outside the beltway near Connecticut Avenue. A decidedly odd-looking building, it had grandeur… — Tom Clancy
It's curious how easy it is to tell a piece of paper what you don't dare say to someone's face. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
I suppose it is submerged realities that give to dreams their curious air of hyper-reality. But perhaps there is something else as well, something nebulous,… — W G Sebald
It's curious and ridiculous how much the gaze of a prudish and painfully chaste man touched by love can sometimes express and that precisely at… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Her handwriting was curious — small sharp little letters with no capitals (who did she think she was, e. e. cummings?). — Erich Segal
Man is incurably curious. — Fulton J. Sheen
A corner of his mouth quirked up. “I play pool. Shoot hoops sometimes too. Any other sport you’re curious about?” “Hockey? Polo?” “Simultaneously. Trick is… — Devon Monk
Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most… — Elwyn Brooks White
When oranges came in, a curious proceeding was gone through. Miss Jenkyns did not like to cut the fruit, for, as she observed, the juice… — Elizabeth Gaskell
You are curious and quick, you have a deft mind, and for some unaccountable reason, people tell you things -- useful things. — Deanna Raybourn
You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world. — Tim Gunn
I think he likes you" Miranda Whispered. Realizing she and Derek had drawn attention, she glanced away. "He's probably just curious about me like everyone… — C.C. Hunter
Okay, so I'll admit I'm curious. Big deal. We both know what that leads to. Dead cat. — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
I'm inclined to reserve all judgement, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and made me the victim of not a… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
It is a curious feature of our existance that we come from a planet that is very good at promoting life but even better at… — Bill Bryson
there is no reason why anyone should understand how it works… and of course no reason why anyone should care … unless you are curious,… — Stephen Fry
The Heart of Gold fled on silently through the night of space, now on conventional photon drive. Its crew of four were ill as ease… — Douglas Adams
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore--While I nodded, nearly napping,… — Edgar Allan Poe
Children, be curious. Nothing is worse (I know it) than when curiosity stops. Nothing is more repressive than the repression of curiosity. Curiosity begets love.… — Graham Swift
it is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

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