I feel that from the very beginning life played a terrible…
““I feel that from the very beginning life played a terrible conjurer’s trick on me. I lost faith in it. It seems to me that every moment now it is playing tricks on me. So that when I hear love I am not sure it is love, and when I hear gaiety I am not sure it is gaiety, and when I have eaten and loved and I am all warm from wine, I am not sure it is either love or food or wine, but a strange trick being played on me, an illusion, slippery and baffling and malicious, and a magician hangs behind me watching the ecstasy I feel at the things which happen so that I know deep down it is all fluid and escaping and may vanish at any moment. Don’t forget to write me a letter and tell me I was here, and I saw you, and loved you, and ate with you. It is all so evanescent and I love it so much, I love it as you love the change in the days.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
The speaker feels life is a deceptive illusion, making love and joy uncertain, yet embraces its fleeting nature.
In simple terms: Life feels like a trick, but we cherish its fleeting moments.
Key Takeaway
Accept impermanence and savor each experience.
Themes
illusion
impermanence
love
existential doubt
joy
Mood
melancholic
reflective
poetic
Type
philosophical
literary
When to use this quote
- relationships
- artistic creation
- personal reflection
- celebrating moments
Key Concepts
existentialism
subjective perception
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you find meaning in fleeting experiences?
- Can uncertainty coexist with trust?
A Different Perspective
The perspective may overlook lasting stability and deeper meaning beyond transience.