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“I thought of the people before me who had looked down at the river and gone to sleep beneath it. I wondered about them. I wondered how they had done it--it, the physical act. I simply wondered about the dead because their days had ended and I did not know how I would get through mine.” quote by Anonymous
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“I thought of the people before me who had looked down at the river and gone to sleep beneath it. I wondered about them. I wondered how they had done it--it, the physical act. I simply wondered about the dead because their days had ended and I did not know how I would get through mine.”

Anonymous

About This Quote

Source Novel: Unknown, 2015

The narrator contemplates those who have died by drowning, pondering the physical act and their own mortality.

In simple terms: Thinking about death and how others faced it.

Key Takeaway

Reflect on how you confront mortality.

Themes

mortality contemplation death existence

Mood

melancholic thoughtful

Type

literary philosophical

When to use this quote

  • grief processing
  • writing about death
  • personal introspection

Key Concepts

philosophical reflection human curiosity life after death

Questions to Reflect On

  • What does the river symbolize for you?
  • How do you find meaning in contemplating death?
A Different Perspective

May be too abstract for some readers.

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