These things, she felt, were not to be passed around like disingenuous party favors. She kept an honor code with her journals and her poems. 'Inside, inside,' she would whisper quietly to herself when she felt the urge to tell.
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Because horror on Earth is real and it is every day. It is like a flower or like the sun; it cannot be contained.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests that the presence of horror in our lives is inevitable and omnipresent, similar to the beauty of nature.
Alice Sebold's quote reflects on the uncontainable nature of horror in the world, comparing it to a flower or the sun, which signifies that just as beauty is a constant and pervasive aspect of our reality, so too is horror. This duality of existence implies that one must acknowledge and confront the darker aspects of life, as they are an inherent part of the human experience.
Themes
HorrorLifeNatureTruthExistence
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about societal issues, one might say, 'As Alice Sebold reminds us, horror on Earth is real and it is every day, urging us to remain vigilant.'
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The stains could be seen only in the sunlight, so Ruth was never really aware of them until later, when she would stop at an outdoor cafe for a cup of coffee, and look down at her skirt and see the dark traces of spilled vodka or whiskey. The alcohol had the effect of making the black cloth blacker. This amused her; she had noted in her journal: 'booze affects material as it does people'.
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Murderers are not monsters, they're men. And that's the most frightening thing about them.
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As she stood in the darkened room and watched my sister and father, I knew one of things that heaven meant. I had a choice, and it was not to divide my family in my heart.
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She liked to imagine that when she passed the world looked after her, but she also knew how anonymous she was.
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