Mystery

Famous quotes containing the word mystery:

    “Give me a mystery—just a plain and simple one—a mystery which is diffidence and silence, a slim little, barefoot mystery: give me a mystery—just one!”
    —Yevgeny Yevtushenko (b. 1933)

    “What constitutes a real, live human being is more of a mystery than ever these days, and men—each one of whom is a valuable, unique experiment on the part of nature—are shot down wholesale.”
    —Hermann Hesse (1877–1962)

    “Macavity’s a Mystery Cat; he’s called the Hidden Paw—
    For he’s the master criminal who can defy the Law.”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)