Secret Knowledge Quotes

“I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke

“It would be a dreadful thing to tell anyone about it, for it would destroy some fragile structure of truth. It was truth that might be shattered by division.”
― John Steinbeck, The Red Pony

“Because, my dear Eric, I have tasted the secret knowledge. I know how much to say and when to pull back. I know what to see and not see. And now that I have become whole again, I can never go back. All these things he has given me. Better than my supposed mother and father ever could. For that, I owe him my life and allegiance.”
― Melika Dannese Lux, Corcitura

“A knowledge more secret than the Svara Yoga, a wealth more useful than Svara Yoga, have never been found.”
― Sivananda Saraswati

“Masterfully the manager struggled to control himself. “I…ah…brought bandages and a fresh shirt for you, Mr. Devlin.”

“Do you always keep a change of clothes at your place of business, Mr. Devlin?” Amanda asked.

“Oh, yes,” Fretwell said cheerfully before Devlin could reply. “Ink stains, spills, marauding aristocrats…one never knows what to expect. It is best to be prepared.”

“Out, Fretwell,” Devlin said meaningfully, and the manager continued to grin as he complied.

“I like that Mr. Fretwell,” Amanda said, reaching for a rolled bandage when the cut was cleaned.

“Everyone does,” rejoined Devlin dryly.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Suddenly You

“The library defends itself, immeasurable as the truth it houses, deceitful as the falsehood it preserves.”
― Umberto Eco