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Često sjedim sate i sate i gledam u hladne jesenje boje…

“Često sjedim sate i sate i gledam u hladne jesenje boje. Mir sudbine koja se više ne da promijeniti ledi mi se na duši i licu. Sve je u meni mrtvo; tako mi je dobro. Ne dopire do mene zvuk, umro mi je očinji vid. Sve je ostalo za velikom kapijom koja se zatvorila muklo za mnom. Izgubio sam sve i…” quote by Ivo Andrić
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““Često sjedim sate i sate i gledam u hladne jesenje boje. Mir sudbine koja se više ne da promijeniti ledi mi se na duši i licu. Sve je u meni mrtvo; tako mi je dobro. Ne dopire do mene zvuk, umro mi je očinji vid. Sve je ostalo za velikom kapijom koja se zatvorila muklo za mnom. Izgubio sam sve i nisam više čovjek nego nemirna besana misao koja je potonula i prićutala se na dubokom dnu, a nada mnom su kao neprozirne zelene mase voda, mir, daljina i zaborav””

Ivo Andrić

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 deep, unchanging despair, seeing life as dead and detached, with hope distant and opaque.

In simple terms: Profound hopelessness and emotional numbness.

Key Takeaway

Accept the feeling but seek small connections.

Themes

despair isolation nostalgia existential

Mood

melancholic reflective somber

Type

literary philosophical emotional

When to use this quote

  • grief
  • loneliness
  • creative writing
  • personal reflection
  • mental health

Key Concepts

existentialism psychology literary melancholy

Questions to Reflect On

  • What small thing could pierce this numbness?
  • How does acknowledging despair change its grip?
A Different Perspective

Even in bleakness, moments of connection can break numbness.

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