“I believe in one secret and ineffable Lord; and in one Star in the Company of Stars of whose fire we are created, and to which we shall return; and in one Father of Life, Mystery of Mystery, in His name Chaos, the sole viceregent of the Sun upon the Earth; and in one Air the nourisher of all that breathes. And I believe in one Earth, the Mother of us all, and in one Womb wherein all men are begotten, and wherein they shall rest, Mystery of Mystery, in Her name Babalon.” MenBelieveEarthMotherFatherNamesI BelieveStarsSecretCompanyLordSunFireAirMysteryReturnChaosI Believe InBreatheSoleWombIneffable Author:Aleister Crowley
“A lot of the fun lies in trying to penetrate the mystery; and this is best done by saying over the lines to yourself again and again, till they pass through the stage of sounding like nonsense, and finally return to a full sense that had at first escaped notice.” TryingFirstsDoneLyingFunLinesMysteryStageReturnNonsenseAgain And AgainPenetrate Author:Anthony Hecht
“The first thing we see about a short story is its mystery. And in the best short stories, we return at the last to see mystery again” FirstsStoriesLastsMysteryReturnShort StoryBest Short Author:Eudora Welty
“You’re shaking … so am I. It’s because of Jerusalem, isn’t it? One doesn’t go to Jerusalem, one returns to it. That’s one of its mysteries.” MysteryReturnShakingJerusalem Author:Elie Wiesel
“All began in love, all seeks to return in love. Love is the law, the teacher of wisdom, and the great revealer of mysteries.” LawLove IsTeacherMysteryReturn Book:Spiral Dance: Slipcase Source: Spiral Dance: Slipcase
“There was a smile dancing on his lips, although it was a wary smile, for the world is a bigger place than a little graveyard on a hill; and there would be dangers in it and mysteries, new friends to make, old friends to rediscover, mistakes to be made and many paths to be walked before he would, finally, return to the graveyard or ride with the Lady on the broad back of her great grey stallion.” WorldLittlesMadeWould BeMistakePathMysteryDangerReturnBiggerDancingSmileLipsHillsBroadsGreyOld FriendsGraveyardNew FriendsMany PathsStallions Book:The Graveyard Book Source: The Graveyard Book