Quotes about Ambiguity

There are doubts, sir, which, if man have them, it is not man that can solve them.

It's pleasant to sit by, a demi-god, and hear the surmisings of mortals, upon things they know nothing about; theology, or amber, or ambergris, it's all the same. But then, did I always out with every thing I know, there would be no conversing with these comical creatures.

Often ill comes from the good, as good from ill.

Know we how many tomorrows the gods intend for our todays.

Do not expect consistency. Everything is a contradiction of everything else. Nothing exists but contradictions.

You know, there's a thing that stumps me. You're the coldest man I know. And I can't understand why - knowing that you're actually a fiend in your quiet sort of way - why I always feel, when I see you, that you're the most life-giving person I've ever met.

The most important part of a story is the piece of it you don't know.

There seemed to be no end to the things that could be hiding, waiting it out, right where you thought you could see it all.

No, you shouldn't have come here. But you are here, so yes, you should be here. There are more words in the world then yes and no.

Religious belief has made me comfortable with ambiguity.

I've always wondered, am I a writer who preaches or a preacher who writes? I don't know. I love them both.

Embrace the tension.