Riddle Quotes

184 Riddle quotes by 146 unique authors

A certain person wondered why a big strong girl like me wouldn't keep a job which paid a normal salary. I took my time to… — Maya Angelou
Truly, nothing in the world has so occupied my thoughts as this I, this riddle, the fact I am alive, that I am separated and… — Hermann Hesse
It seems to be very hard for people to live with riddles or to let them live, although one would think that life is so… — Carl Jung
All I wanted, even when I hated you most, was some poor, barren, parched excuse to love you. But you only gave me riddles. — Patricia A. McKillip
See the BEAR of fearsome size! All the WORLD'S within his eyes. TIME grows thin, the past is a riddle; The TOWER awaits you in… — Stephen King
Well, you split your soul, you see, and hide part of it in an object outside the body. Then, even if one’s body is attacked… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
What have I got in my pocket?" he said aloud. He was talking to himself, but Gollum thought it was a riddle, and he was… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Animals! the object of insatiable interest, examples of the riddle of life, created, as it were, to reveal the human being to man himself, displaying… — Bruno Schulz
The answer to this riddle has a hole in the middle, And some have been known to fall in it. In tennis it's nothing, but… — Trenton Lee Stewart
The blood of Heaven binds you," said the Queen. "Blood calls to blood, under the skin. But love and blood are not the same." "Riddles,"… — Cassandra Clare
These corporations run our culture, and they riddle it with bullshit. — Ben Goldacre
Are people drawn to each other because of the stories they carry inside? At the library I couldn’t help but notice which patrons checked out… — Alice Hoffman
And Harry, with the unerring skill of the Seeker, caught the wand in his free hand as Voldemort fell backward, arms splayed, the slit pupils… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
There!" Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. "A prophecy. You can add it to your books, engrave it on the floor, whatever."… — Rick Riordan
The Iliad is only great because all life is a battle, The Odyssey because all life is a journey, The Book of Job because all… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It wasn’t like in the storybooks. No witches lurked at crossroads disguised as crones, waiting to reward travelers who shared their bread. Genies didn’t burst… — Laini Taylor
Here is the riddle of love: Everything it gives to you, it takes away. — Alice Hoffman
Richard was a riddle with no answer, and I was tired of playing a game I couldn't win. — Laurell K. Hamilton
What man can pretend to know the riddle of a woman's mind? — Miguel de Cervantes
All of life’s riddles are answered in the movies. — Steve Martin
He kissed back, all the pages spread out around us like riddles waiting to be solved. Let them wait. Let my genes unravel, my hinges… — Lauren DeStefano
There is one purpose to life and one only: to bear witness to and understand as much as possible of the complexity of the world… — Anne Rice
You know what, the jacket’s like the car.” "“Is this a riddle?” " , "“No,” Peabody said as Eve swiped the master.","“It’s an", "ordinary thing—well,… — Nora Roberts
An admiral without ships, a hand without fingers, in service of a king without a throne. Is this a knight who comes before us, or… — George R. R. Martin
We can't save the past or solve the riddle of love. But to me, it's worth trying. — Diane Keaton

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