Knowledge feels safe. But the desire to know what you don’t yet know you don’t know? That’s the beginning of wisdom.

"I don't know." In Japanese, shiranai implies a total lack of information or previous exposure to a subject. It differs from wakaranai , which means "I don't understand" (referring to a lack of comprehension despite having information).

That wanting – that pure, humble, electric desire – is the entire point. Everything else is just the journey.

“You don’t,” she said. “That’s the one truth you never wanted to learn.”