“Everyone always has to have the rational, scientific explanation for something, even if it's so obviously wrong you could scream.”

Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones - “Everyone always has to have the...” 1

Similar quotes

“Our mania for rational explanations obviously has its roots in our fear of metaphysics, for the two were always hostile brothers. Hence, anything unexpected that approaches us from the dark realm is regarded either as coming from outside and, therefore, as real, or else as a hallucination and, therefore, not true. The idea that anything could be real or true which does not come from outside has hardly begun to dawn on contemporary man.”

Carl Jung
Read more

“You did something because it had always been done, and the explanation was, ‘But we’ve always done it this way.’ A million dead people can’t have been wrong, can they?”

Terry Pratchett
Read more

“Fisher just stood there lost in thought, without saying anything. There is always a rational explanation for everything in this world - whether it's the true one or not. Maybe it is better so. ("I'm Dangerous Tonight")”

Cornell Woolrich
Read more

“True kindness isn't something we're born with. It's something we have to work at. Not everyone has it. But I think everyone has the potential. Sometimes you just have to look really close before you can tell it's there."-Kyoko”

Natsuki Takaya
Read more

“Life always keeps moving, even if it has to drag you along, kicking and screaming.”

Tarryn Fisher
Read more