Skip to content

One cricket said to another - come, let us be ridiculous…

“One cricket said to another - come, let us be ridiculous, and say love! love love love love love let us be absurd, woman, and say hate! hate hate hate hate hate and then let us be angelic and say nothing.” quote by Conrad Aiken
Download Open image
“One cricket said to another - come, let us be ridiculous, and say love! love love love love love let us be absurd, woman, and say hate! hate hate hate hate hate and then let us be angelic and say nothing.”

Conrad Aiken

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

The dialogue mocks extremes of emotion, suggesting that love, hate, and silence are equally absurd when performed theatrically.

In simple terms: Absurdity of emotional extremes

Key Takeaway

Emotions become performance

Themes

absurdism love hate silence

Mood

playful ironic

Type

satire parody

When to use this quote

  • poetic performance
  • satirical writing
  • social commentary

Key Concepts

existential theater

Practical Applications

  • creative writing workshops
  • theatrical improvisation

Questions to Reflect On

  • What does labeling love and hate as absurd reveal?
  • How does silence function amid emotional chaos?
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet

More by Conrad Aiken

Explore all 70 Conrad Aiken quotes

More Absurd quotes

Browse all 1,644 Absurd quotes