“By setting oneself totally free of constraints, free of thoughts, free of this debilitating activity called work, free of efforts, elements hidden in the texture of reality start staring at you; then mysteries that you never thought existed emerge in front of your eyes.” RealityEyeEffortMysteryFrontsActivityElementsOneselfSettingSettingsStaringConstraintsTextureStaring At You Book:The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms Source: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
“It's a great thriller or mystery, but on another level it's a film about the fact that, if you only look at a person through one lens, or only believe what you're told, you can often miss the truth that is staring you in the face.” IfsBelieveLooksPersonsFactsFilmFacesLevelsMysteryMissingStaringLensesThrillersMissing You Author:Kevin Spacey
“Our ignorance can be divided into problems and mysteries. When we face a problem, we may not know its solution, but we have insight, increasing knowledge, and an inkling of what we are looking for. When we face a mystery, however, we can only stare in wonder and bewilderment, not knowing what an explanation would even look like.” KnowsLooksMayProblemFacesWonderKnowingMysteryIgnoranceSolutionsInsightStaringExplanationDividedNot KnowingBewildermentIncreasing Knowledge Author:Noam Chomsky
“I wanted to live, but whether I would or not was mystery, and in the midst of confronting that fact, even at that moment, I was beginning to sense that to stare into the heart of such a fearful mystery wasn't a bad thing. To be afraid is a priceless education. P 99” HeartMomentsFactsWantedMysteryStaringMidstThat MomentBad ThingsFearfulPricelessConfronting Author:Lance Armstrong
“At teenage parties he was always wandering into the garden, sitting on a bench in the dark . . . staring up at the constellations and pondering all those big questions about the existence of God and the nature of evil and the mystery of death, questions which seemed more important than anything else in the would until a few years passed and some real questions had been dumped into your lap, like how to earn a living, and why people fell in and out of love, and how long you could carry on smoking and then give up without getting lung cancer.” PeopleLoveGivingYearsLongImportantRealBigsAgeEvilDarkPartyExistenceMysteryGiving UpSittingGardenCancerWanderStaringSmokingTeenageLungsLapPonderingBenchesConstellationsExistence Of GodBig QuestionsDumpedReal QuestionsLung CancerNature Of EvilMystery Of Death Author:Mark Haddon
“Her underwear, her jeans, the comforter, my corduroys and my boxers between us, I thought. Five layers, and yet I felt it, the nervous warmth of touching – a pale reflection of the fireworks of one mouth on another, but a reflection nonetheless. And in the almostness of the moment, I cared at least enough. I wasn’t sure whether I liked her, and doubted whether I could trust her, but I cared at least enough to try to find out. Her on my bed, wide green eyes staring down at me. The enduring mystery of her sly, almost smirking, smile. Five layers between us.” TryingEnoughMomentsEyeSexFeltFiveMysteryBedMouthsReflectionGreenEndureWideNervousStaringTouchingWarmthLayersPaleJeansUnderwearDoubtedBoxersFireworksSlyComforterGreen EyesAlaska YoungCorduroy Book:Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition Source: Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition