"Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference."

Curiosity, Indifference

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"Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference."

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"He wants to see, he wants to know, only to see and know. I'm aware that it is this mentality, this curiosity, which is responsible for the hydrogen bomb and the imminent demise of civilization and that we would all be better off if we were still at the stone-worshipping stage. Though surely it is not this affable inquisitiveness that should be blamed."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

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"If you want to know about sex don't ask your parents. They don't have any and know nothing about it. Find out yourself."

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"Why does anybody do anything?" Mimi asked impatiently. "Most of the time we don't know--any of us."

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"God wants you to always have a hunger in your heart to learn something new."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"But here is the thing about the stars and all of it's faults: We don't understand everything about it, but we still love it's beauty and wonder. We know of all the dangers, but we would still go there just because we wanted to touch the stars."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

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"He had to give humans credit where it was due - they did seem to have a knack for building interesting places for cats to explore."

Jim Butcher, American Author

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"Cats like keyboards, people like to explore and to discover new mysteries."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

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"The courage to ask question is the willingness to know."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"I wonder. Of course maybe that isn't what they figure to do. Maybe they aren't going to do any such thing. But it's natural that's what they would do and I heard that word."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

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"Being curious is the most important part of being a journalist. It might be the most important part of being anything."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

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