...the routine of life goes on, whatever happens, we do the same things, go through the little performance of eating, sleeping, washing. No crisis can break through the crust of habit.
Daphne Du MaurierRead
People who mattered could not take the humdrum world. But this was not the world, it was enchantment; and all of it was mine.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the distinction between the mundane aspects of reality and the magical experiences that individuals can create or perceive in their lives.
Daphne Du Maurier's quote reflects the idea that while many are bogged down by the ordinary nature of life, there exists a sense of wonder and enchantment that one can embrace. It suggests that the experiences that truly matter and resonate are those moments of magic that arise from one's perspective, highlighting the power of personal interpretation and imagination.
In practice
During a motivational speech about finding joy in everyday life.
...the routine of life goes on, whatever happens, we do the same things, go through the little performance of eating, sleeping, washing. No crisis can break through the crust of habit.
here was a silence between them for a moment, and she wondered if all women, when in love, were torn between two impulses, a longing to throw modesty and reserve to the winds and confess everything, and an equal determination to conceal the love forever, to be cool, aloof, utterly detached, to die rather than admit a thing so personal, so intimate.
She had to live in this bright, red gabled house with the nurse until it was time for her to die... I thought how little we know about the feelings of old people. Children we understand, their fears and hopes and make-believe.
We are all ghosts of yesterday, and the phantom of tomorrow awaits us alike in sunshine or in shadow, dimly perceived at times, never entirely lost.
How pleasant,' Dona said, peeling her fruit; 'the rest of us can only run away from time to time, and however much we pretend to be free, we know it is only for a little while - our hands and our feet are tied.
A familiar name on its own, however, does not carry its bearer far unless the talent is there, and the will to work.
The homes I like the best are totally occupied, busy, and useful, whether it's a tiny little house or a great big one. Rarely do you find a great big house that's used in a good way. So I prefer smaller spaces that are full of books, full of things that people are doing.
There comes a point in your life when you realize how quickly time goes by, and how quickly it has gone. Then it really speeds up exponentially. With that, I think you start to put a lot of things into context; you start to see how huge the world is, and really, the universe.
I loved running, but all of a sudden everything hurt so much. I started cycling when Zelda was born.
One can find so many pains when the rain is falling.
She felt so old, so worn out, so far away from the best moments of her life that she even yearned for those that she remembered as the worst⦠Her heart of compressed ash, which had resisted the most telling blows of daily reality without strain, fell apart with the first waves of nostalgia. The need to feel sad was becoming a vice as the years eroded her. She became human in her solitude.
Nothing would give up life: Even the dirt keeps breathing a small breath.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.