Quotes about Wonder

How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think: *was* I the same when I got up this morning?

I don't much care where-" "Then it doesn't matter which way you go," "so long as I get somewhere," "Oh, you're sure to do that, if you only walk long enough"/ "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."/ Child of the pure unclouded brow And dreaming eyes of wonder! The love-gift of a fairy-tale. ?Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass?

she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed;

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

Dear God, please reveal to us your sublime beauty, that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere, so that we will never again feel frightened.

It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom. Without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail.

I am not a genius, I am just curious. I ask many questions. and when the answer is simple, then God is answering.

Curiosity is more important than knowledge.

I don't pretend to understand the universe — it's much bigger than I am.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

People like you and me never grow old. We never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born.

There are times when one feels liberated from one's limits and human imperfections. At such moments, we see ourselves there, in a little corner of our little planet, our eyes fixed in wonder on the cold and yet deep beauty of that which is eternal, that which is elusive. Life and death are fused together and there is no evolution, nor destination, there is only BEING.