Uncertain Journey Quotes

Sometimes I wonder why I'm a novelist right now. There is no definite career reason why I became a writer. Something happened, and I became a writer. And now I'm a successful writer.

There is no certainty; there is only adventure.

Writing a song is a long road. Or it can be.

It was often this way, life consisted of a series of false beginnings, bluff declarations of arrival to destinations not even glimpsed.

As I descended into impassable rivers I no longer felt guided by the ferrymen.

Life itself is a haphazard, untidy, messy affair.

Faith is stepping out into the unknown with nothing to guide us but a hand just beyond our grasp.

Writing a novel resembles a journey with only the sketchiest of maps.

Why were there no buoys in life to show you the way?

The life we all live is amateurish and accidental; it begins in accident and proceeds by trial and error toward dubious ends.

The two friends stood for a few moments on the windy street corner, not speaking a word, as two travelers, who have lost their way, sometimes stand and admit their perplexity in silence. (O Pioneers!)

Laughter isn't even the other side of tears. It is tears turned inside out. Truly the suffering is great, here on earth. We blunder along, shredded by our mistakes, bludgeoned by our faults. Not having a clue where the dark path leads us. But on the whole, we stumble along bravely, don't you think?

We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.

Life is full of adventure. There's no such thing as a clear pathway.

If the poem has no obvious destination, there's a chance that we'll be all setting off on an interesting ride.

Wayward Pines, I tell you, is a strange place, and the entry is always the hardest part. I was just going along for the ride.