When I think about little girls in the moment of turning…
““When I think about little girls in the moment of turning into big girls (it is no slow timid development but something strangely sudden), I always have to imagine an ocean behind them, or a grave eternal plain, or something else you don't actually see with your eyes but can only sense, and that only in the deep and silent hours. Then I see the big girls as being exactly as big as I was used to the little childlike girls being small--and Heaven above knows why, that's just how I want to see them. There is a reason for everything. But the best things that happen, after all, are the ones which hide their deeper reason with both hands, whether out of modesty or because they don't want to be betrayed.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Describes the sudden, mysterious transition from childhood to adulthood, likening it to an unseen ocean or grave.
In simple terms: Growing up is sudden and mysterious.
Key Takeaway
Embrace the mystery of change.
Themes
growth
transition
identity
ineity
Mood
contemplative
poetic
introspective
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- adolescence
- personal development
- creative writing
- spiritual contemplation
Key Concepts
existentialism
psychology
metaphor
Questions to Reflect On
- What unseen forces guide your growth?
- How do you honor the mystery of becoming?
A Different Perspective
The metaphor may romanticize pain of change.