“Knowing a person isn't like knowing a string of facts. It's more like… a feeling.”

“I like to feel dumb. That’s how I know there’s more in the world than me.”

Susan Sontag (1933–2004) American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist

“Well, I know now. I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person”

Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer

“For the record, knowing when people are only pretending to like you isn't such a great skill to have.”

Chuck Palahniuk book Diary

“What will you gain by knowing facts? —I would rather know the principles than facts. Because facts are changeable like the wind and can’t be relied upon!”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“That's what true love should be like-the person should be part of your soul and you should know what they're feeling all the time.”

Alex Flinn book Beastly

“Do you know what it’s like to like someone so much you can’t stand it and know that they’ll never feel the same way?”

Jenny Han book To All the Boys I've Loved Before

“All the women I know feel a little like outlaws.”

Marilyn French (1929–2009) Novelist, critic

“Neither you nor I can know your destiny. You may never know it! Destiny isn't always like a party at the end of the evening. Sometimes it's nothing more than struggling through life from day to day.”

Arthur Golden book Memoirs of a Geisha

“What person with any sense likes himself? I know myself too well to like myself.”

Golda Meir (1898–1978) former prime minister of Israel