We knew - but didn't want to know - what was going to happen, the sky descending upon our heads like the shadow of a falling piano in a cartoon.
Aleksandar HemonRead
All the lives I could live, all the people I will never know, never will be, they are everywhere. That is all that the world is.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects on the infinite possibilities of life and the people we could encounter but never will.
Aleksandar Hemon's quote suggests that every individual's life is filled with countless potential experiences and connections that they will never realize. It emphasizes the idea that the world is vast and filled with opportunities, relationships, and experiences that remain just out of reach, provoking contemplation about the choices we make and the paths we do not take.
Themes
LifePossibilitiesConnectionExperienceWorldChoices
In practice
Example use cases
Using this quote in a discussion about the choices we make in life during a motivational speech.
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I wanted us to share the sense that the number of wrong moves far exceeds the number of good moves, to share the frightening instability of the correct decision, to bond in being confounded.
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