Man is a mystery. It needs to be unraveled, and if you spend your whole life unravelling it, don’t say that you’ve wasted time. I am studying that mystery because I want to be a human being.
― Fyodor Dostoevsky

 

 

 

 

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Those who are willing to be vulnerable move among mysteries.
― Theodore Roethke, Straw for the Fire: From the Notebooks of Theodore Roethke

 

 

 

 

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A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.
― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

 

 

 

 

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There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Boscombe Valley Mystery

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. Who know a smart phone could take a bad picture? I had no idea and almost deleted it, but the colors were interesting so I held onto it for a while. And, now look, kaleidoscopes! No special lighting or retouching, just a selfie gone wrong from my smart phone.

 

I bet you could sometimes find all the mysteries of the universe in someone’s hand.
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

 

 

 

 

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Margo always loved mysteries. And in everything that came afterward, I could never stop thinking that maybe she loved mysteries so much that she became one.
― John Green, Paper Towns

 

 

 

 

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The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.
― Albert Einstein
“Old Man’s Advice to Youth: ‘Never Lose a Holy Curiosity.'” LIFE Magazine (2 May 1955) p. 64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. It turns out my front yard is the perfect breeding ground for mushrooms… No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.

The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.
― Anais Nin

 

 

 

 

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I don’t want to fade away, I want to flame away – I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art.
― Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. Who know a smart phone could take a bad picture? I had no idea and almost deleted it, but the colors were interesting so I held onto it for a while. And, now look, kaleidoscopes! No special lighting or retouching, just a selfie gone wrong from my smart phone.