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Revelation Quotes

Lines on the moments that suddenly make things clear.

This set of revelation quotes plays with the word's many meanings, from the perilous act of revealing truth to the pleasant surprise of a performer turning out to be a discovery. It also nods to the biblical Book of Revelation, boiled down to 'Jesus wins.'

Revelation can be more perilous than Revolution.

Quotes by Vladimir Nabokov

Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.

Quotes by Robert Fitzgerald

The Great War was a progressive revelation and disillusionment.

Quotes by Ralph Adams Cram

Allison Janney is amazing, and Anna Faris was a revelation to me.

Quotes by Mimi Kennedy

Discovery Quotes

The legs and arms can be a revelation of the back, the spine's extensions.

Quotes by Merce Cunningham

If we have to sum up the Book of Revelation in one phrase, it would be, 'Jesus wins.'

Quotes by Jud Wilhite

People need revelation, and then they need resolution.

Quotes by Damian Lewis

McCarthy's prose in 'Blood Meridian' comes blazing from the Book of Revelation.

Quotes by Clive Sinclair

I wanted to explore black culture, and I wanted that culture to be a revelation.

Quotes by Alvin Ailey

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'revelation can be more perilous than revolution' mean?
This quote suggests that exposing hidden truths can carry greater risk than open political upheaval, since revelations can upend trust and expectations quietly rather than through visible conflict. It treats truth-telling as its own kind of danger.
Is one of these quotes about a specific actress?
Yes, a quote praises Anna Faris as a revelation, meaning her performance was an unexpectedly impressive discovery. It's used here as an example of the word describing a pleasant surprise rather than anything dramatic.
How do these quotes handle the Book of Revelation?
One entry offers a very compact summary of the biblical Book of Revelation, boiling its message down to the phrase 'Jesus wins.' It's a brief, faith-based reading rather than a detailed theological explanation, related to the insight quotes on this site.
What's meant by describing arms and legs as a 'revelation of the back'?
This quote uses the word in a more physical, almost artistic sense, suggesting that limbs can reveal the structure and story of the spine they extend from. It's a poetic, bodily use of revelation distinct from the biblical or celebrity examples.
Do these revelation quotes share a single theme?
Not exactly; they range from political and biblical to personal and physical uses of the word, showing how flexible 'revelation' can be. What ties them together is the idea of something sudden becoming clear, a thread also found in the mystery quotes.

A closing quote uses revelation almost physically, describing how the legs and arms can reveal the story told by the spine. For more on sudden understanding, browse insight quotes and mystery quotes.