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Gilbert K. Chesterton Writer, Journalist
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"We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not at the mere exception. We should be startled by the sun, and not by the eclipse. We should wonder less at the earthquake, and wonder more at the earth."

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Gore Vidal Writer, Essayist, Playwright
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"My father had a deep and lifelong contempt for politicians in general ("They tell lies," he used to say with wonder, "even when they don't have to")."

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Nick Drake Musician
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"Do you like what you're doing/would you do it some more/or will you stop once and wonder what you're doing it for?"

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Neil Gaiman Author
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"I must confess, I have always wondered what lay beyond life, my dear. Yeah, everybody wonders. And sooner or later everybody gets to find out."

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