Your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel.
August WilsonRead
I cried a river of tears but he was too heavy to float on them. So I dragged him with me these years across an ocean.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses the pain of carrying the burden of a difficult relationship despite emotional struggles.
In this poignant quote, August Wilson uses the metaphor of crying a 'river of tears' to illustrate the intense emotional suffering caused by a heavy-hearted relationship. The imagery of dragging someone across an ocean signifies enduring and persistent effort to manage the weight of love and heartache over time, showing the complexities and challenges of deep emotional connections.
Themes
PainRelationshipBurdenLoveEmotionalTearsSuffering
In practice
Example use cases
Using the quote in a speech about resilience in relationships.
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I know some things when I start. I know, let's say, that the play is going to be a 1970s or a 1930s play, and it's going to be about a piano, but that's it. I slowly discover who the characters are as I go along.
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When I first started writing plays I couldn't write good dialogue because I didn't respect how black people talked. I thought that in order to make art out of their dialogue I had to change it, make it into something different. Once I learned to value and respect my characters, I could really hear them. I let them start talking.
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