Alan Stern Quotes

Dig into life with wild roving abandon, opening your mind to the delicious possibilities that perplex the mind, entice the heart, and excite the spirit.

There is that romanticized idea of what a bookstore can be, what a library can be, what a shop can be. And to me, they are that. These are places that open doors into other worlds if only you're open to them.

I think the foundation of everything in my life is wonder.

I'm ever curious about the world. I'm driven to go out and find new things to write about. Having a vivid imagination is also a plus.

Books were the window from which I looked out of a rather meager and decidedly narrow room onto a rich and wonderful universe. I loved the look and feel of books, even the smell... Libraries were treasure houses. I always entered them with a slight thrill of disbelief that all their endless riches were mine for the borrowing.

If there were no mystery left to explore life would get rather dull, wouldn't it?

I think I still have that same drive and determination, the same curiosity and passion for filmmaking that I did when I first started. Every film brings with it unique challenges and experiences, and I approach every one with the same enthusiasm.

No place is boring, if you've had a good night's sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film.

I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.

Nothing much interested me other than playing with language and telling stories and doing something with the wonders of the world around me.

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.

As long as there are things to wonder about, there are stories to be written about them. That makes me happy, because writing about things seems to be my thing.

Even today, I am still very child-like while designing. It's a bit like Christmas - each of your designs you create is like unravelling your presents.

Writers and travelers are mesmerized alike by knowing of their destinations.

I'm always looking for the potential mystery in everything; I can't imagine writing about anything else.

In an ideal world, 'Doctor Who' makes the whole nation eight years old, with that excitement and engagement and wide-eyedness.

When I was growing up as a child, a magazine, to me, was like a finger beckoning me to the future.

You can be taught so much, but the sense of anticipation cannot be taught.

Stuff your eyes with wonder.

People inspire me. Curiosity inspires me. Mystery inspires me.

I don't think even one per cent of the people in this world explore more than 10 per cent of all that this world has to offer. That's a shame!

I understood right from the start that every set of library doors were the sort of magic portals that lead to other lands. My God, right within reach there were dinosaurs and planets and presidents and girl detectives!

The old adage is, 'Write what you know.' But if you only do that, your work becomes claustrophobic. I say, 'Write what you want to know.'

Savor the mystery, Stephen, we don't get enough of them.

There's books that are about places we will never go, and then there's books that inspire us to go.