A night of endless dreams, inconsequent and wild, is this my life; none more worth telling than the rest.
Murasaki ShikibuRead
Ceaseless as the interminable voices of the bell-cricket, all night till dawn my tears flow.
Interpretation
This quote expresses deep, unending sorrow and emotion, akin to the persistent sound of nature.
Murasaki Shikibu's quote captures the essence of relentless emotional pain, comparing it to the ceaseless sounds of bell-crickets that echo throughout the night. The imagery reflects a profound sense of longing and sadness, suggesting that, like the unending chirping of these insects, one's tears and emotional turmoil can persist endlessly, often through the darkest hours.
In practice
Sharing this quote at a memorial service to express enduring grief.
A night of endless dreams, inconsequent and wild, is this my life; none more worth telling than the rest.
No art or learning is to be pursued halfheartedly...and any art worth learning will certainly reward more or less generously the effort made to study it.
Who has told you that the fruit belies the flower? For the fruit you have not tasted, and the flower you know but by report.
Real things in the darkness seem no realer than dreams.
In few people is discretion stronger than the desire to tell a good story.
The memories of long love gather like drifting snow, poignant as the mandarin ducks who float side by side in sleep.
If you want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
And do not change. Do not divert your love from visible things. But go on loving what is good, simple and ordinary; animals and things and flowers, and keep the balance true.
Love has a hem to her garment that reaches to the very dust. It sweeps the stains from the streets and lanes, and because it can, it must.
Even if my fellow man has proven faithless time after time, I can at least retain a hope that he will improve, pray for him, and think kindly without frustration and disappointment.
Being gay is like glitter, it never goes away.
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