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Wonder Quotes

I wonder why men get serious at all. They have this delicate, long thing hanging outside their bodies which goes up and down by its own will. If I were a man I would always be laughing at myself Picture Quote #1

Ever wonder what crime you committed that you are confined to a small enclosure above your sinuses, under permanent skull arrest? Picture Quote #1

After 5,000 years of recorded human history, you wonder, what part of 2,000,000 sunrises doesn’t a pessimist understand? Picture Quote #1

In this, the late afternoon of my life, I wonder: am I casting a longer shadow or is my shadow casting a shorter me? Picture Quote #1

Wonder at the first sight of works of art may be the effect of ignorance and novelty; but real admiration and permanent delight in them are the growth of taste and knowledge Picture Quote #1

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods; desired by those who have no part in him, and precious to those who have the better part in him Picture Quote #1

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It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize Picture Quote #1

There is no security, no assurance that because we wrote something good two months ago, we will do it again. Actually, every time we begin, we wonder how we ever did it before Picture Quote #1

When you consider what a chance women have to poison their husbands, it’s a wonder there isn’t more of it done Picture Quote #1

I wonder if it isn’t just cowardice instead of generosity that makes us give tips Picture Quote #1

The older we grow the greater becomes our wonder at how much ignorance one can contain without bursting one’s clothes Picture Quote #1

My advice to those who think they have to take off their clothes to be a star is, once you’re boned, what’s left to create the illusion? Let em wonder. I never believed in giving them too much of me Picture Quote #1

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It is good to renew one’s wonder, said the philosopher. Space travel has again made children of us all Picture Quote #1

The really unhappy person is the one who leaves undone what they can do, and starts doing what they don’t understand; no wonder they come to grief Picture Quote #1

Though dissenters seem to question everything in sight, they are actually bundles of dusty answers and never conceived a new question. What offends us most in the literature of dissent is the lack of hesitation and wonder Picture Quote #1

When we see a man with bad shoes, we say it is no wonder, if he is a shoemaker Picture Quote #1

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace; but the first wonder is the offspring of ignorance, the last is the parent of adoration Picture Quote #1

A good woman is the loveliest flower that blooms under heaven; and we look with love and wonder upon its silent grace, its pure fragrance, its delicate bloom of beauty Picture Quote #1

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My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I wonder why I’m a novelist right now. There is no definite career reason why I became a writer. Something happened, and I became a writer. And now I’m a successful writer Picture Quote #1

A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder Picture Quote #1

Why, I wonder, should the popularity of a news story matter to me? Does it mean it’s a good story or just a seductive one? Picture Quote #1

I wonder what book signings will be like when most of the books we read are electronic. Will authors sign something else? A flyer, perhaps? A special kind of card devised for the purpose? Picture Quote #1

I always wonder if what I’m wearing will be something that people would compliment, or want to wear. I don’t ever get ready just for myself, ever Picture Quote #1

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I sometimes wonder how many of these lifetime achievement awards you can accept before you have to do the decent thing and die Picture Quote #1

We set down feasts for each other and treated our love with tongues of fire. Our bodies were fields of wonder to us Picture Quote #1

I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything Picture Quote #1

He saw something that makes a man doubtful of the constancy of the realities outside himself. It was the shocking discovery that makes a man wonder if I’ve missed this, what else have I failed to see? Picture Quote #1

I wonder that religion can live or die on the strength of a faint, stirring breeze. The scent trail shifts, causing the predator to miss the pounce. One God draws in the breath of life and rises; another God expires Picture Quote #1

A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader’s. It was a magical process, so commonplace that no one stopped to wonder at it Picture Quote #1

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I wonder why men get serious at all. They have this delicate, long thing hanging outside their bodies which goes up and down by its own will. If I were a man I would always be laughing at myself (Wonder Quotes) Ever wonder what crime you committed that you are confined to a small enclosure above your sinuses, under permanent skull arrest? (Wonder Quotes) After 5,000 years of recorded human history, you wonder, what part of 2,000,000 sunrises doesn’t a pessimist understand? (Wonder Quotes) In this, the late afternoon of my life, I wonder: am I casting a longer shadow or is my shadow casting a shorter me? (Wonder Quotes) Wonder at the first sight of works of art may be the effect of ignorance and novelty; but real admiration and permanent delight in them are the growth of taste and knowledge (Wonder Quotes) Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods; desired by those who have no part in him, and precious to those who have the better part in him (Wonder Quotes) It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize (Wonder Quotes) There is no security, no assurance that because we wrote something good two months ago, we will do it again. Actually, every time we begin, we wonder how we ever did it before (Wonder Quotes) When you consider what a chance women have to poison their husbands, it’s a wonder there isn’t more of it done (Wonder Quotes) I wonder if it isn’t just cowardice instead of generosity that makes us give tips (Wonder Quotes) The older we grow the greater becomes our wonder at how much ignorance one can contain without bursting one’s clothes (Wonder Quotes) My advice to those who think they have to take off their clothes to be a star is, once you’re boned, what’s left to create the illusion? Let em wonder. I never believed in giving them too much of me (Wonder Quotes) It is good to renew one’s wonder, said the philosopher. Space travel has again made children of us all (Wonder Quotes) The really unhappy person is the one who leaves undone what they can do, and starts doing what they don’t understand; no wonder they come to grief (Wonder Quotes) Though dissenters seem to question everything in sight, they are actually bundles of dusty answers and never conceived a new question. What offends us most in the literature of dissent is the lack of hesitation and wonder (Wonder Quotes) When we see a man with bad shoes, we say it is no wonder, if he is a shoemaker (Wonder Quotes) In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace; but the first wonder is the offspring of ignorance, the last is the parent of adoration (Wonder Quotes) A good woman is the loveliest flower that blooms under heaven; and we look with love and wonder upon its silent grace, its pure fragrance, its delicate bloom of beauty (Wonder Quotes) My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word (Wonder Quotes) Sometimes I wonder why I’m a novelist right now. There is no definite career reason why I became a writer. Something happened, and I became a writer. And now I’m a successful writer (Wonder Quotes) A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder (Wonder Quotes) Why, I wonder, should the popularity of a news story matter to me? Does it mean it’s a good story or just a seductive one? (Wonder Quotes) I wonder what book signings will be like when most of the books we read are electronic. Will authors sign something else? A flyer, perhaps? A special kind of card devised for the purpose? (Wonder Quotes) I always wonder if what I’m wearing will be something that people would compliment, or want to wear. I don’t ever get ready just for myself, ever (Wonder Quotes) I sometimes wonder how many of these lifetime achievement awards you can accept before you have to do the decent thing and die (Wonder Quotes) We set down feasts for each other and treated our love with tongues of fire. Our bodies were fields of wonder to us (Wonder Quotes) I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything (Wonder Quotes) He saw something that makes a man doubtful of the constancy of the realities outside himself. It was the shocking discovery that makes a man wonder if I’ve missed this, what else have I failed to see? (Wonder Quotes) I wonder that religion can live or die on the strength of a faint, stirring breeze. The scent trail shifts, causing the predator to miss the pounce. One God draws in the breath of life and rises; another God expires (Wonder Quotes) A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader’s. It was a magical process, so commonplace that no one stopped to wonder at it (Wonder Quotes)

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