I am someone who proudly and humbly affirms that love is…
“I am someone who proudly and humbly affirms that love is the mystery-of-mysteries, and that nothing measurable matters 'a very good God damn'; that 'an artist, a man, a failure' is no mere whenfully accreting mechanism, but a givingly eternal complexity-neither some soulless and heartless ultrapredatory infra-animal nor any understandingly knowing and believing and thinking automaton, but a naturally and miraculously whole human being-a feelingly illimitable individual; whose only happiness is to transcend himself, whose every agony is to grow.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Celebrates love as a profound mystery and the human quest for transcendence beyond measurable values.
In simple terms: Love is mysterious and transcendent.
Key Takeaway
Embrace love’s mystery, grow through pain.
Themes
love
transcendence
humanity
Mood
introspective
melancholic
Type
poetic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- relationships
- artistic creation
- self‑development
Key Concepts
existentialism
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- What does love mean to you?
- How do you grow through suffering?
A Different Perspective
Love alone may not solve practical problems.