We cannot get from anyone else the things we need to fill the endless terrible need, not to be dissolved, not to sink back into sand, heat, broom, air, thinnest air. And so we revolve around each other and our dreams collide. Look out the window in any weather. We are part of all that glamour, drama, change, and should not be ashamed.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of self-sufficiency and interconnectedness in our quest for fulfillment.
Ellen Gilchrist's quote reflects on the human experience of longing and the inherent need for connection with others, while also acknowledging the individuality of our dreams and aspirations. It suggests that, despite our struggles and desires, we are part of a larger tapestry of life, and we should embrace the complexities of our existence without shame. The imagery of elements like sand and air highlights our fragility and the constant interplay of dreams and realities among people.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about personal growth and the importance of embracing one's individuality.
How often I have tried to tell writing students that the first thing a writer must do is love the reader and wish the reader well. The writer must trust the reader to be at least as intelligent as he is. Only in such well wishing and trust, only when the writer feels he is writing a letter to a good friend, only then will the magic happen.
Where is that man who has forgotten words that I may have a word with him?
Let us not underestimate how hard it is to be compassionate. Compassion is hard because it requires the inner disposition to go with others to place where they are weak, vulnerable, lonely, and broken. But this is not our spontaneous response to suffering. What we desire most is to do away with suffering by fleeing from it or finding a quick cure for it.
War and drink are the two things man is never too poor to buy.
If there were no way into God, I would not have lain in the grave of this body so long.
There's been such a sense that there's one set of rules for trillion-dollar financial institutions and a different set for all the rest of us. It's so pervasive that it's not even hidden.
The future is always present, as a promise, a lure and a temptation.
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