Wallace Stegner Quotes

Write about what you want to know.

There are always things that you want to know more about.

Writing isn't necessarily about what one knows but what one wants to know.

You always need to be curious and study.

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.

The fundamental essence of science, which I think we've lost in our education system, is poking something with a stick and seeing what happens. Embrace that process of inquiry.

I'm always looking, and I'm always asking questions.

If you're interested in something, do some more research and don't be afraid to ask questions. At the very worst you're going to know more than you did at the start of the day.

When writing 'Give and Take' and 'Originals,' the predominant emotion for me was curiosity.

I don't want pictures, I want to find things out.

When I don't know the answer to something, I write a book about it because it gives me a chance to explore it and go to some people who do have the answers.

It is frequently more rewarding merely to ask pertinent questions. It may get someone to go and look for an answer.

Knowing is NOT the most important thing. To be able to FIND OUT is more important than knowing.

Write from what you know into what you don't know.

I love researching. That's one of my favorite parts about school.

One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge.

Science is always inquiring.

What drove me and kept me going over the decades? If I had to use a single word, it would be 'curiosity.'

I enjoy science, and I'm a very curious person. I always want to know the reason behind everything, big or small.

Science should be the most fun job on the planet. You get to ask questions about the world around you and go out and seek the answers. Not to have fun doing that is crazy.

What is research but a blind date with knowledge?

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

Practice being curious; want to know things; ask questions.

Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity.