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Not Knowing Quotes

I understand, and not knowing how to express myself without pagan words, I’d rather remain silent

I understand, and not knowing how to express myself without pagan words, I’d rather remain silent

Arthur Rimbaud, Louise Varèse (2011). “A Season in Hell and the Drunken Boat”, p.11, New Directions Publishing

That's what I'm interested in: the space in between, the moment of imagining what is possible and yet not knowing what that is.

"Julie Mehretu paints chaos with chaos - from Tahrir Square to Zuccotti Park". Interview with Jason Farago, www.theguardian.com. June 20, 2013.

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.

Sophocles (2013). “Sophocles II: Ajax, The Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes, The Trackers”, p.40, University of Chicago Press

God is best known in not knowing him.

"'On Order' ('De Ordine')". Book by Saint Augustine, II, 16,

I took out my watch and listened to it clicking away, not knowing it couldn't even lie

William Faulkner (2011). “FAULKNER READER”, p.168, Modern Library

Would it help if I stood around uselessly not knowing what to say?

Sarah Rees Brennan (2010). “The Demon's Covenant”, p.28, Simon and Schuster

I love the thought of not knowing how things will turn out but the willingness to invest anyway.

Kristin Armstrong (2011). “Mile Markers: The 26.2 Most Important Reasons Why Women Run”, p.5, Rodale