#mysterious

Among the many problems with taking the Bible literally is it reduces the most mysterious and complex of realities to simple - even simplistic - terms. Yes, scripture speaks of fire and damnation and eternal bliss, but the Bible is the product of human hands and hearts, and much of the imagery is allegorical, not meteorological. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#among #bible #bliss #complex #damnation

God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the most sacred temple of His godhead, by the laws of His mysterious wisdom. ↗

— Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

#architect #behold #built #cosmic #father

The creative processes are so mysterious. ↗

— Jimmy Webb

#mysterious #processes

Working with Woody Allen is like filming Howard Hughes's will. It's a very mysterious and strange event. You never get a peek at the whole will. ↗

— Michael O'Donoghue

#event #filming #get #howard #hughes

Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious. We have only to imagine how differently we would be described - and will be, after our deaths - by each of the family members who believe they know us. ↗

— Gloria Steinem

#believe #deaths #described #differently #each

Remember family is often born of blood, but it doesn't depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family. ↗

— Trenton Lee Stuart

#family

I never tell anyone exactly how clever I am. They would be too scared. ↗

— Eoin Colfer

#mystery

Mrs. Reed grabbed Kayla's wrist. "Good. You haven't gotten that damned tattoo. Whatever you do, don't let them make you get it. ↗

— Suzanne Weyn

#thriller #thriller

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#awe #einstein #emotion #eyes #life

Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#commonly #move #mysterious #property #way