„Alec said you do that,” said Jace. “Deflect questions about yourself with jokes.“

— Cassandra Clare

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„People ask me, "Do you have optimism about the world, about how terrible it is?" And I say, "Yes, it's great the way it is" … I had the wonderful privilege of sitting face to face with [a Hindu guru] and the first thing he said to me was "Do you have a question?", cause the teacher always answers questions… I said, "Yes, I have a question." I said, " Since in Hindu thinking all the universe is divine, a manifestation of divinity itself, how can we say no to anything in the world? How can we say no to brutality to stupidity to vulgarity to thoughtlessness?" And he said, "For you and me, you must say yes." Well, I learned from my friends who were students of his that that happened to be the first question he asked his guru, and we had a wonderful conversation for an hour there.“
— Joseph Campbell
„What are you doing here anyway?""'Here' as in your bedroom or 'here' as in the great spiritual question of our purpose here on this planet?"-Clary & Jace, pg.306-“
— Cassandra Clare
„Exactly!" said Deep Thought. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means.“
— Douglas Adams
„Questions don't have to make sense, Vincent," said Miss Susan. "But answers do.“
— Terry Pratchett
„Dear God, woman,"said Will. "Are there any questions you don't want to know the answer to?“
— Cassandra Clare
„Ask yourself these three questions, Tatiana Metanova, and you will know who you are. Ask: What do believe in? What do you hope for? What do you love?“
— Paullina Simons