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Mystery Quotes

On suspense, secrecy, and the pull of not knowing.

These quotes move between a filmmaker's take on the ongoing-killer structure of a horror franchise and an unrelated aside on how intuitive a modern device can be. A more poetic line asks for a plain, quiet mystery rather than an elaborate one. Try Mystery riddles for a playful companion page.

I've got headdresses and robes from all over: I am the mystery of everybody's story.

Quotes by Afrika Bambaataa

I think the hardest part about making a scary film is about being able to retain the mystery, especially when it comes to supernatural stuff.

Quotes by Adam Wingard

Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery.

Quotes by Adam Weishaupt

I think the mystery of what's out there in the universe is just very compelling.

Quotes by Adam Riess

Always Quotes

My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.

Quotes by Abbas Kiarostami

As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow.

Quotes by A. C. Benson

Give me a mystery - just a plain and simple one - a mystery which is diffidence and silence, a slim little bare-foot mystery: give me a mystery - just one!

Quotes by Yevgeny Yevtushenko

I try to write stories that are thrilling and full of mystery and funny all at the same time, stories that raise moral questions but come up with very few moral answers, stories that emotionally touch readers through the characters.

Quotes by William Lashner

Godliness, as well as the doctrine of our faith, is a mystery.

Quotes by William Gurnall

Know Quotes

The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild.

Quotes by Wilkie Collins

The 'Scream' series is unique in that it's an ongoing murder mystery, even though it's a different killer, so if you know who that killer is, then half of the fun of the movie is gone.

Quotes by Wes Craven

I wrote a lot about the need for an information appliance. I think we've pretty much arrived at one: the iPad. A child could figure out how to use it quickly. Compare it to a DOS computer or even an...

Quotes by Walt Mossberg

Veiling truth in mystery.

Quotes by Virgil

I believe that the question of the existence of God is an impenetrable mystery and beyond human comprehension.

Quotes by Vincent Bugliosi

Life Quotes

All the details of the life and the quirks and the friendships can be laid out for us, but the mystery of the writing will remain. No amount of documentation, however fascinating, can take us there.

Quotes by V. S. Naipaul

I'm not a teen anymore, but growing up, some of my favorite things were, like, 'Twin Peaks,' which wasn't even really my time, and this is one of the things, like a weird, quirky, small town mystery.

Quotes by Troian Bellisario

When my father died, those years when he was working on the Hubble came back to me, and it seemed fitting to imagine him as having somehow merged with the large mystery that the universe represents.

Quotes by Tracy K. Smith

Yet, much of what lies beneath the ocean's surface remains a mystery, and our nation continues to rely on a confused, antiquated system of ocean governance.

Quotes by Tom Allen

Mystery is a resource, like coal or gold, and its preservation is a fine thing.

Quotes by Tim Cahill

Love Quotes

I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that people don't read.

Quotes by Thomas Perry

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection of "mystery" quotes cover?
It spans a film-genre observation about murder mysteries, a comment on intuitive technology, a poetic wish for mystery, and a line about veiling truth.
Does a quote discuss murder-mystery movies?
Yes: "The 'Scream' series is unique in that it's an ongoing murder mystery, even though it's a different killer, so if you know who that killer is, then half of the fun of the movie is gone."
Is there a quote about technology being intuitive?
Yes, about the iPad: "A child could figure out how to use it quickly."
Is there a more poetic take on mystery?
Yes: "Give me a mystery - just a plain and simple one - a mystery which is diffidence and silence, a slim little bare-foot mystery: give me a mystery - just one!"
Is there a short, quotable line about truth and mystery?
Yes: "Veiling truth in mystery." See the Riddles collection for a playful spin on mystery.

Another entry treats mystery as something deliberately veiled rather than solved. Explore Know quotes or Life quotes for related ideas.