We burned with love for ourselves, all of us, starters of the fire we suffered- our love was the affliction for which only our love was the cure.
Jonathan Safran FoerRead
It took me as long as I had known him to get rid of all of his words. Like turning an hourglass over.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects the complexity of relationships and the lasting impact of someone's words.
This quote illustrates the profound effect that someone's words can have on us, emphasizing the time it takes to process and move on from them. Just as flipping an hourglass represents a significant change in perspective or direction, the speaker indicates that it required a considerable amount of time to mentally and emotionally discard the influence of another's spoken thoughts.
Themes
WordsRelationshipsImpactTimeEmotions
In practice
Example use cases
In a personal reflection during a speech about overcoming past relationships.
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