Understood Quotes

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There is an oath upon her," he said to Arch, and I realized dimly that he was still speaking in Gaelic, though I understood him… — Diana Gabaldon
Why does a literary scholar study the world of "fiction"? To show us that the facts can never be understood except in communion with the… — Parker J. Palmer
He had learned that close-held secrets could often be cracked by going all the way to the top and there making himself unbearably unpleasant. He… — Robert A. Heinlein
It's up to the artist to use language that can be understood, not hide it in some private code. Most of these jokers don't even… — Robert A. Heinlein
When we begin to glimpse the reality of God, the natural reaction is to worship him. Not to have that reaction is a fairly sure… — N. T. Wright
I like rain and mist. I've never understood why people exclaim over bright skies and bushels of glaring sunshine. — Franny Billingsley
Iâ€™m not the smartest guy in the world, but Iâ€™m certainly not the dumbest. I mean, Iâ€™ve read books like "The Unbearable Lightness of Being"… — Nick Hornby
Base words are uttered only by the base And can for such at once be understood; But noble platitudes â€” ah, there's a case Where… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Good writers have two things in common: they prefer to be understood rather than admired; and they do not write for knowing and over-acute readers. — Friedrich Nietzsche
He was not in the house. He did not come back that night. Days went by, and at last she understood that he would not… — Audrey Niffenegger
Donâ€™t expect to get anything back, donâ€™t expect recognition for your efforts, donâ€™t expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood.… — Paulo Coelho
The French verb aimer has two meanings. And thatâ€™s why he liked her, and loved her. She spoke to him in a language that, no… — John Green
She understood. They were plastic flowers of wordsâ€”but they looked nice on the surface. — Anne Ursu
What was it, he wondered for the hundredth time, that enabled Pastor Harris to hear the answers in his heart? What did he mean when… — Nicholas Sparks
Although quantum mechanics has been around for nearly 70 years, it is still not generally understood or appreciated, even by those that use it to… — Stephen Hawking
He suddenly understood the message of so many spiritual teachers that the only revolution that can work is the inner transformation of every human being. — Stanislav Grof
Do you remember writing in your diary," he said, "that it did not matter whether I was a friend or an enemy, since I was… — George Orwell
There is no end of things in the heart. ...she understood it to mean that if you took something to heart, really brought it inside… — Michael Connelly
For we have never actually understood the revolutionary sense beneath them â€“ the incredible truth that what religion calls the vision of God is found… — Alan Watts
Isn't life,' she stammered, 'isn't life--' But what life was she couldn't explain. No matter. He quite understood. 'Isn't it, darling?' said Laurie. — Katherine Mansfield

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