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Holly Black
“If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back.”
Holly Black, Tithe

Arthur Conan Doyle
“Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?'

'To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.'

'The dog did nothing in the night-time.'

'That was the curious incident,' remarked Sherlock Holmes.”
Arthur Conan Doyle, Silver Blaze

Walt Whitman
“Note, to-day, an instructive, curious spectacle and conflict. Science, (twin, in its fields, of Democracy in its)鈥擲cience, testing absolutely all thoughts, all works, has already burst well upon the world鈥攁 sun, mounting, most illuminating, most glorious鈥攕urely never again to set. But against it, deeply entrench'd, holding possession, yet remains, (not only through the churches and schools, but by imaginative literature, and unregenerate poetry,) the fossil theology of the mythic-materialistic, superstitious, untaught and credulous, fable-loving, primitive ages of humanity.”
Walt Whitman, Complete Prose Works

Rachel Carson
“It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to exist; the threat is rather to life itself.”
Rachel Carson, The Sea Around Us

Erik Pevernagie
“When we are looking for the unexpected, we are not only looking for the unexpected in ourselves, but we are also curious about the unexpected in the behavior of the others. So as to know the others, we have got to learn how and where they differ from us. By understanding this, we are able to establish an uplifting link with otherness. ( "Looking for the unexpected" )”
Erik Pevernagie

“What must it be like, to have a boy like you so much he cries for you?”
Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Roger Ebert
“What I believe is that all clear-minded people should remain two things throughout their lifetimes: Curious and teachable.”
Roger Ebert

Colleen Hoover
“I'm really hoping he鈥檚 being genuine because I can already tell he isn't the kind of guy a girl gets a simple crush on. He鈥檚 the kind of guy you fall hard for, and the thought of that terrifies me. I don鈥檛 really want to fall hard for anyone at all, especially someone who鈥檚 only making an effort because he thinks I'm easy. I also don鈥檛 want to fall for someone who has already branded himself hopeless. But I'm curious. So curious.”
Colleen Hoover, Hopeless

Hank Green
“I follow and cultivate my own curiosity. I think curiosity is one of the top two or three human characteristics. It's something that I really like about myself. [...] I want to understand stuff! I want to understand people! Following my curiosity so frequently leads me to better life decisions and better business decisions but also - just feeling better! You're never going to feel bad about your whole life if you loved people and you were curious. I mean, that's kind of all I want!”
Hank Green

Richelle E. Goodrich
“There are things
that make no sense,
that seem unreal,
that can鈥檛 be grasped
or understood
or explained,
that maybe don鈥檛 even exist鈥�
And still, somehow, those wonderful things touch and change our lives.
Isn鈥檛 it strange?”
Richelle E. Goodrich, Secrets of a Noble Keykeeper

Kate Avery Ellison
“What about you? What do you do?鈥� I needed to ask questions, draw him out. I needed to find out all the information I could. My voice sounded strong and smooth, but my hands were shaking. I put them in my lap so he couldn鈥檛 see.
鈥淚 prey on innocent villagers and terrify their children,鈥� he said with a nasty smile. 鈥淎nd sometimes when I鈥檓 feeling really evil, I read books or paint.”
Kate Avery Ellison, The Curse Girl

Jacqueline Kelly
“I had never seen a real live dead person.”
jacqueline kelly

Angie  Kim
“It's a crazy world out there. Be curious. - Stephen Hawking”
Angie Kim, Happiness Falls

“Sometimes I feel she hasn't left...especially when I wear the photo charm necklace with her picture in it.
I can't tell you how many young men have stared into that picture and the reaction is always the same: a slow beam rises across their faces and they want to know all about her.

They become entranced the way Dana Andrews did when he first saw Gene Tierney's portrait in "Laura." I know Maria finds all of this quite amusing; why shouldn't she? 'Laura' is her middle name.”
Pamela Palmer Mutino, Swish: Maria in the Mourning

“Few now would associate de-roofing with the police, but the verb 'to detect' originated in detegere鈥攁 detective raises the roof, figuratively.”
Lucy Sussex

Abhijit Naskar
“Nature of a question reflects the nature of the person.”
Abhijit Naskar, Yarasistan: My Wounds, My Crown

Julieanne O'Connor
“To live in awe, is to live in curious bliss.”
Julieanne O'Connor

Carissa Broadbent
“Maybe that was why I picked you, too. Because right away, I liked you, princess. I was curious about you. You reminded me of me. Someone different. After a few hundred years, everyone seems the same. Not you. Not from that first night...”
Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

Jennifer L. Armentrout
“When you listen to me, I think the stars will fall.' He followed me down so he spoke just above my ear. 'I wish I could capture this moment somehow.'

'Well, now I want to lift my head again.'

'Why am I not surprised?' The sweep of his touch drifted lower, now below my navel. 'But if you did, then you wouldn't find out what I have planned. And if I know anything about you, it's that you're curious.”
Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

Jen Turano
“It's curious, now that I think on it, that you've humored me as long as you have, considering you knocked a man out in midst of a dinner party, and yet you've wasted time with me instead of throwing me over your shoulder and carted me off to the billards room.”
Jen Turano, To Spark a Match

Brandon Sanderson
“Teft鈥斺€� Kaladin began.
鈥淚鈥檝e given my loyalty before,鈥� the man said. 鈥淭oo many times now. Always works out the same.鈥�
鈥淵our trust gets betrayed?鈥� Kaladin asked softly.
Teft snorted. 鈥淪torms, no. I betray it. You can鈥檛 depend on me, son. I belong here, as a bridgeman.”
Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

Carissa Broadbent
“Curiosity was my greatest vice.”
Carissa Broadbent, Six Scorched Roses

“First, be curious; then, feed your curiosity.”
Mostafa Mahmoud Aborehab

Cameron Crowe
“I'm just very curious. That's the one thing that keeps me alive, is curiosity.
[91-year-old Billy Wilder]”
Cameron Crowe, Conversations with Wilder

“Please tell me whenever you dream of me, I am really curious about it.”
Sino Melo

Cindy Ann Peterson
“Curiosity tends to diminish over time, so it's key to keep trying new things and learning new skills to grow personally and professionally. Bring back your childlike thirst for knowledge and become curious again.”
Cindy Ann Peterson, The Power of Civility: Top Experts Reveal the Secrets to Social Capital

Julieanne O'Connor
“A free spirit lives a free life, not bound by rules but guided by wonder and in their wake, they inspire others to keep their inner child alive, fearless, and forever curious.”
Julieanne O'Connor

“You can't know, but life is messy like that. We follow a few simple rules that have helped us make decisions: to apologize when wrong, to be humble when right, and to be curious as a standard.”
Aminder Dhaliwal, A Witch's Guide to Burning

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