Guyal of Sfere had been born one apart from his fellows and early proved a source of vexation for his sire. Normal in outward configuration, there existed within his mind a void that ached for nourishment. It was as if a spell had been cast upon his birth, a harassment visited on the child in a spirit of sardonic mockery, so that every occurrence, no matter how trifling, became a source of wonder and amazement. Even as young as four he was expounding such inquiries as: ‘Why do squares have more sides than triangles?’‘ How will we see when the sun goes dark?’‘ Do flowers grow under the ocean?’‘ Do stars hiss and sizzle when rain comes by night?. Jack Vance
Enjoy every step you take. If you're curious, there is always something new to be discovered in the backdrop of your daily life.
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Roy T. Bennett
Life is an adventure of passion, risk, danger, laughter, beauty, love; a burning curiosity to go with the action to see what it is all about, to go search for a pattern of meaning, to burn one's bridges because you're never going to go back...
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Saul D. Alinsky
What a large volume of adventures may be grasped within the span of his little life by him who interests his heart in everything.
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Laurence Sterne
... what you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow.
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Norton Juster
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
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Albert Einstein
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Good music always defeats bad luck.
I understand the gist of your speculation, ' said Rhialto. 'It is most likely nuncupatory.
I am not Cugel the Clever for nothing!
One becomes sated with platitudes no less than honey, so that one often breaks another's bones in one's vexation.
