Curious Quotes

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

“Note, to-day, an instructive, curious spectacle and conflict. Science, (twin, in its fields, of Democracy in its)—Science, testing absolutely all thoughts, all works, has already burst well upon the world—a sun, mounting, most illuminating, most glorious—surely 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

“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

“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

“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

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

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

“So with curious eyes and sick surmise
We watched him day by day,
And wondered if each one of us
Would end the self-same way,
For none can tell to what red Hell
His sightless soul may stray.”
― Oscar Wilde

“There are things
that make no sense,
that seem unreal,
that can’t be grasped
or understood
or explained,
that maybe don’t even exist…
And still, somehow, those wonderful things touch and change our lives.
Isn’t it strange?”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Secrets of a Noble Keykeeper

“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

“Self-education is lifelong curiosity.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“What about you? What do you do?” 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’t see.
“I prey on innocent villagers and terrify their children,” he said with a nasty smile. “And sometimes when I’m feeling really evil, I read books or paint.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, The Curse Girl

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

“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—a detective raises the roof, figuratively.”
― Lucy Sussex

“The curious seeks knowledge out of anxiety and fear; the studious seeks knowledge from a place of love.”
― Alex Sosler, Learning to Love: Christian Higher Education as Pilgrimage

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

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

“Curiosity is a challenge to superstition.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Rowdy Scientist: Handbook of Humanitarian Science

“Curiouser and curiouser,' said Nicholas.

'Creepier and creepier,' corrected Collins.”
― Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe

“Doubts can be healthy,
But only if driven by curiosity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Shape of A Human: Our America Their America

“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

“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

“Teft—” Kaladin began.
“I’ve given my loyalty before,” the man said. “Too many times now. Always works out the same.”
“Your trust gets betrayed?” Kaladin asked softly.
Teft snorted. “Storms, no. I betray it. You can’t depend on me, son. I belong here, as a bridgeman.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“Curiosity is the lifeblood of science.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets

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

“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

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