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The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown. — Rene Magritte · 1970Children's literature1 quote
Curiouser and curiouser! — Lewis Carroll · 1865Philosophical literature1 quote
Human existence is girt round with mystery: the narrow region of our experience is a small island in the midst of a boundless sea. — John Stuart Mill · 1873Science fiction1 quote
You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of sight. A dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into... The Twilight Zone. — Rod Serling · 1960Science fiction (TV)1 quote
You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of sight. A dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into... The Twilight Zone. — Rod Serling · 1960Western literature1 quote
Your heart's desire is to be told some mystery. — Cormac McCarthy · 1985