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“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.”
Albert Einstein
“We look at each other wondering what the other is thinking but we never say a thing.”
Dave Matthews Band
“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.”
Mae West
“Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder as to who we are, and for what, whence, and whereto.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The older we grow the greater becomes our wonder at how much ignorance one can contain without bursting one's clothes”
Mark Twain
“It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.”
“The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.”
“We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be”
C.S. Lewis
“Wonder implies the desire to learn”
Aristotle
“Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.Elves are terrific. They beget terror.The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.No one ever said elves are nice.Elves are bad.”
Terry Pratchett