Not Knowing Quotes

453 Not Knowing quotes by 390 unique authors

...Sadness of not knowing enough words to [express what you mean]... — Jonathan Safran Foer
I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all. — Vladimir Nabokov
He was weary of the uncertainty of the vicious circle of that eternal war that always found him in the same place, but always older,… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
It is the strain of walking around the world-down the street, riding city buses and elevators, moving from place to place to place-and not knowing… — Joe Meno
The wish to disappear sends many travelers away. If you are thoroughly sick of being kept waiting at home or at work, travel is perfect:… — Paul Theroux
I'm very scared, Buster. Yes, at last. Because it could go on forever. Not knowing what's yours until you've thrown it away. — Truman Capote
Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little.… — Agnes de Mille
Henry's universe was modeled on the highball. It was a mixture in which half a pint of the fizziest philosophical and scientific ideas all but… — Aldous Huxley
Not knowing it was hard; knowing it was harder — Toni Morrison
Would you like to know your future? If your answer is yes, think again. Not knowing is the greatest life motivator. So enjoy, endure, survive… — Vera Nazarian
There were two sets of double doors leading out of the antechamber, one marked STACKS and the other TOMES. Not knowing the difference between the… — Patrick Rothfuss
Not knowing how he lost himself, or how he recovered himself, he may never feel certain of not losing himself again. — Charles Dickens
Amnesia is not knowing who one is and wanting desperately to find out. Euphoria is not knowing who one is and not caring. Ecstasy is… — Tom Robbins
Like all the other arrivals to the tournament, Hank had erected a banner in front. It was a long, tapering pennant with a blue and… — James A. Owen
What incensed him the most was the blatant jokes of the ones that passed it all off as a jest, pretending to understand everything and… — James Joyce
Myths, whether in written or visual form, serve a vital role of asking unanswerable questions and providing unquestionable answers. Most of us, most of the… — Michael Shermer
One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing… — Khalil Gibran
I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers… — Richard P. Feynman
You're so beautiful," said Alice. "I'm afraid of looking at you and not knowing who you are." "I think that even if you don't know… — Lisa Genova
What was it about not knowing a person that allowed you to wonder whether she might be the answer to all your problems? — Keith Ablow
There's nothing worse than waiting and not knowing what'll happen to you. Your own imagination can be crueler than any captor. — Richelle Mead
Strange is our situation here on Earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose.… — Albert Einstein
… in the relentless and meaningless manner one searches for something in a nightmare, coming on doors that won’t open or drawers that won’t shut,… — Anne Rice
Not knowing you can't do something, is sometimes all it takes to do it. — Ally Carter
Death would be a complete knowingness, but what frightened him was this: not knowing beforehand what it was he would know. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Who Wrote These Not Knowing Quotes

390 authors contributed a total of 453 Not Knowing Quotes, led by these top contributors: