#mystery

All the details of the life and the quirks and the friendships can be laid out for us, but the mystery of the writing will remain. No amount of documentation, however fascinating, can take us there. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

#details #documentation #fascinating #friendships #however

Says here there's a reward," Mr. Hooks said. Tallie blinked, then remembered Keith had added that tidbit for incentive. She opened her purse and scrutinized the contents of her slim wallet--twelve dollars and a book of stamps. She handed over the ten and the stamps, then tossed in a free drink coupon from Starbucks. "Thanks." Then she turned and fled. ↗

— Stephanie Bond

#romantic-mystery #romantic

For if the mystery concealed of old is made manifest to the Apostles through the prophetic writings, and if the prophets, being wise men, understood what proceeded from their own mouths, then the prophets knew what was made manifest to the Apostles. ↗

— Origen

#being #concealed #knew #made #manifest

Acting is a sense of wonder and magic and mystery for me and when life takes me on a new journey, I simply remember the smile my first ballet recital put on my face and I move forward. ↗

— Andrea Thompson

#ballet #face #first #forward #i

Mystery writers' conventions are usually good, and this one has been excellent and extremely well prepared and thought out in advance. A lot of people have given their time and their skill, and a good deal of wit, and Anchorage has made us extraordinarily welcome. ↗

— Anne Perry

#been #conventions #deal #excellent #extraordinarily

The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence. ↗

— J. B. Priestley

#aware #existence #greatest #greatest writers #mystery

Veiling truth in mystery. ↗

— Virgil

#truth

It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit. ↗

— Antoine Rivarol

#dim #enchantment #haze #mystery #pursuit

Trying to solve the mystery is what I enjoy most about writing. ↗

— Jon Ronson

#enjoy #i #most #mystery #solve

This universe is shot through with mystery. The very fact of its being, and of our own, is a mystery absolute, and the only miracle worthy of the name. The consciousness that animates us is itself central to this mystery and the ground for any experience we might wish to call 'spiritual.' No myths need be embraced for us to commune with the profundity of our circumstance. No personal God need be worshiped for us to live in awe at the beauty and immensity of creation. No tribal fictions need be rehearsed for us to realize, one fine day, that we do, in fact, love our neighbors, that our happiness is inextricable from their own, and that our interdependence demands that people everywhere be given the opportunity to flourish. ↗

— Sam Harris

#love #mystery #reason #religion #spirituality