One of them says, ‘Why did they do it?’And the other answers, ‘Because they could.’That is the only answer there ever is.
– Naomi Alderman
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- Did I see them waving?’ said Mrs Liberty’And particling, I shouldn’t wonder’ said the Alderman – Terry Pratchett
- A pessimist says the glass is half empty, an optimist says the glass is half full, and an engineer says the glass is too big. – Scott Edward Shjefte
- What’s true about you is what God says about you. Not what your mirror says. Not what your past says. – Mark Hall
- There are fewer answers in the world than questions, and if you ask me now why that is so, I must tell you that there is no answer to that question. – Antonia Michaelis
- No one answer is ever the answer. – Ahmed Mostafa
- That guy in the corner. Never tells the truth, as a matter of principle. Why answer a question, he says, if you can tell a good story instead? – Pete McCarthy
- Beauty provokes harassment, the law says, but it looks through men’s eyes when deciding what provokes it. – Naomi Wolf
- The river flows to the sea, whatever the wind says about it – Naomi Novik
- All leaders need to ask questions, but they also need to assist in providing answers, to bridge the gap between questions and answers. – Pearl Zhu
- To get answers, ask questions; but to get good answers, ask good questions. – Israelmore Ayivor
- We see answers to prayer all around us.our home, family, children, healing, life, love,are all answers to prayer. – Pazaria Smith
- The joy which answers to prayer give, cannot be described; and the impetus which they afford to the spiritual life is exceedingly great. – Answers To Prayer
- Believe you know all the answers, and you know all the answers. Believe you’re a master, and you are. – Richard Bach
- To assume that I and I alone have all the answers is to eventually find myself entirely alone without any answers. – Craig D Lounsbrough
- You may have numerous answers to your problems, but none can really solve them. Answers are not solutions. – Michael Bassey Johnson
- Ability to find the answers is more important than ability to know the answers. – Amit Kalantri
- Enlightenment is achieved only when, in addition to knowing what an author says, you know what he means and why he says it. – Mortimer J Adler
- No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means. – George Bernard Shaw
- Oh, man, why is this the life? Why is it? Why is one rich and the other poor? Why is one black and the other white? – Tony DSouza
- Questions are places in your mind where answers fit. If you haven’t asked the question, the answer has nowhere to go. – Clay Christensen
- Every answer I seek lies within me. Any outward seeking for my answers can only take me as far as my inner self permits. – Pooja Ruprell
- Sometimes the best answers to prayer are the ones God doesn’t answer. – Robin Jones Gunn
- Don’t answer every critic. Sometimes, the answers you give may be right but misconceived and misunderstood. – Israelmore Ayivor
- People from all walks of life are searching for answers to life’s problems. I believe the Bible has the answer to man’s deepest needs. – Billy Graham
- Violence is not the answer. Terrorism is the most dangerous of answers. – Elie Wiesel
- Charlie had kissed a lot of guys. And Connor’s kiss had been the best ever. Ever, ever, ever. – Robin Bielman
- Why would you ever premedicate honesty? To hesitate is to overthink how you feel. A blurted out answer is usually the most genuine. – Shannon L Alder
- Getting over what you did to me is not why I get out of bed anymore. – Naomi Shihab Nye
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- Lots of things are mystries. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t an answer to them. It’s just that scientists haven’t found the answer yet. – Mark Haddon
- There is no Situation in which Arms can get an Answer. Arms only ensure, that there would Never be an Answer. – Vineet Raj Kapoor
- The question is always the answer, provided you want the answer badly enough. – Barbara Hambly
- Pray for what you want.Expect your answer in due time.Be strong to wait for the arrival of answer. – Lailah Gifty Akita
- Silence can answer the question words may fail to answer. If you want to know what silence can do, keep silence! – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
- So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness! – Bernard of Clairvaux
- Silence beyond being the answer to fools, is sometimes the answer of fools. – Prinx Maurice
- I’m the answer to her pain. She’s my answer for the need for it. – Willow Madison