The Why Quotes

“Ah, but my dear sir, the why must never be obvious. That is the whole point.”
― Agatha Christie, Five Little Pigs

“We know - intellectually - that confronting an issue is the only way to resolve it. But any resolution will disrupt the status quo. Given the choice between conflict and change on the one hand, and inertia on the other, the ostrich position can seem very attractive.”
― Margaret Heffernan, Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril

“If I knew what was making me do it, I probably wouldn't have to.”
― Richard Bachman, Rage