Know Why Quotes

1450 Know Why quotes by 1075 unique authors

I am sorry too," said Lupin. "Sorry I will never know [my son]... but he will know why I died and I hope he will… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
No story ever really ends, and I think I know why. — George MacDonald
Faris turned on him. "Why choose to wear black today, of all days? I know why I'm in black. Why are you? Mourning? He looked… — Caroline Stevermer
I do not know why the dead do not come back to life. Perhaps death is so wonderful, in ways we cannot comprehend, that they… — Tom Robbins
Do you know why the nose of the bull dog is sloped backwards? So it can keep on breathing without ever letting go. — Winston Churchill
I'm sorry, Heather, but everything was not just fine before I got here. You know how I know that? Because you're dead. Okay? You are… — Meg Cabot
People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don't know is what what they do does. — Michel Foucault
You'll never know why you exist, but you'll always allow yourselves to be easily persuaded to take life seriously. — Tristan Tzara
Give your enemy a face, If he is human, do not dehumanize him. Know him and know why he is your enemy. If your enemy… — Mercedes Lackey
I am lonely, yet not everybody will do. I don't know why, some people fill the gaps and others emphasize my loneliness. In reality those… — Anais Nin
An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn't know why they choose him and he's usually too busy to wonder why. — William Faulkner
Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained. — Sherman Alexie
I know why we try to keep the dead alive: we try to keep them alive in order to keep them with us. I also… — Joan Didion
Do you know why this world is as bad as it is?... It is because people think only about their own business, and won't trouble… — Anna Sewell
What I like about The Sims is that I don't have a normal life at all, so I play this game where these people have… — Gerard Way
I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust.… — Bret Easton Ellis
I don't think anybody can teach anybody anything. I think that you learn it, but the young writer that is as I say demon-driven and… — William Faulkner
In a vacuum all photons travel at the same speed. They slow down when travelling through air or water or glass. Photons of different energies… — Jeanette Winterson
I want you to feel what I felt. I want you to know why story-truth is truer sometimes than happening-truth. — Tim O'Brien
I think human beings must have faith or must look for faith, otherwise our life is empty, empty. To live and not to know why… — Anton Chekhov
So softly Lizzy has to lean over to hear me, I say, 'I can't face the world until I know why I'm here.' You're kidding… — Wendy Mass
A few weeks after the worst day, I started writing lots of letters. I don't know why, but it was one of the only things… — Jonathan Safran Foer
On the other couch a women sits with a young boy looking through a picture book about Babar the Elephant. When I find a magazine… — James Frey
There were days when she was unhappy, she did not know why,--when it did not seem worthwhile to be glad or sorry, to be alive… — Kate Chopin
Gwen?" "Yes." "You know why we have to be together, don't you?" "..." "I'm your selkie. — Terri Farley

Who Wrote These Know Why Quotes

1,075 authors contributed a total of 1,450 Know Why Quotes, led by these top contributors: