“Sometimes the only answer to death is lunch.”

“Sometimes, thinking just didn’t do any good, didn’t provide any answers. Because for some questions—such as the arbitrariness of life and death during wartime—there weren’t any answers.”

Charles E. Gannon (1960) American novelist

“God always answers prayers. Sometimes it's "yes." Sometimes the answer is "no." Sometimes it's "you gotta be kidding.”

Jimmy Carter (1924) American politician, 39th president of the United States (in office from 1977 to 1981)

“Sometimes the obvious answer is the true answer.”

Genevieve Cogman (1972) novelist and game designer

“Someone dying asks if there is life after death. Yes, comes the answer, only not yours.”

E.L. Doctorow (1931–2015) novelist, editor, professor

“Sometimes there are no answers.”

Christopher Paolini book Eragon

“God answers all prayers, but sometimes his answer is 'no'.”

Dan Brown book Angels & Demons

“Fields medalists are nothing out of the ordinary at Princeton—you sometimes find yourself seated next to three or four of them at lunch!”

Cédric Villani (1973) French mathematician

“Sometimes the best answers to prayer are the ones God doesn't answer.”

Robin Jones Gunn (1955) American writer

“But that was the problem with having the answers. It was only after you gave them that you realized they sometimes weren't what people wanted to hear.”

Sarah Dessen book The Truth About Forever