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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 letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.

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We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know read more

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.

by Sissela Bok Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.

Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.

by Carl Gustav Jung Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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No object is mysterious. The mystery is in your eye.

No object is mysterious. The mystery is in your eye.

by Elizabeth Bowen Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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Such is the essential mystery.

Such is the essential mystery.

by Lao Tzu Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.

We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.

by Omar Bradley Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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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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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. read more

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Mystery Quotes,
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Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

by Neil Armstrong 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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