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    We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect.

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Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

by Julia Cameron Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, 'that read more

When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, 'that knowledge is for me alone.' So I said, 'God, tell me the mystery of the peanut.' Then God said, 'Well, George, that's more nearly your size.'

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Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery read more

Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery is always left in the revelation of character in life, even in one's own character to himself.

by Tennessee Williams Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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Life consists in penetrating the unknown, and fashioning our actions in accord with the new knowledge thus acquired.

Life consists in penetrating the unknown, and fashioning our actions in accord with the new knowledge thus acquired.

by Leo Tolstoy Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a read more

Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.

by Mickey Spillane Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.

Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.

by Horace Walpole Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one read more

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.

by Rachel Louise Carson Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a read more

Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage.

by Frederick Buechner Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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