Buried Quote by Charles Dickens
“It is a sensation not experienced by many mortals," said he, "to be looking into a churchyard on a wild windy night, and to feel that I no more hold a place among the living than these dead do, and even to know that I lie buried somewhere else, as they lie buried here. Nothing uses me to it. A spirit that was once a man could hardly feel stranger or lonelier, going unrecognized among mankind, than I feel.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: Bleak House by Charles Dickens, 1852
The speaker feels a profound alienation from the living, likening himself to the dead in a graveyard on a windy night, highlighting existential loneliness and mortality.
In simple terms: Feeling isolated like the dead.
Key Takeaway
Recognize shared humanity despite isolation.
Themes
loneliness
existentialism
mortality
Mood
melancholic
reflective
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- grief counseling
- nighttime walks
- visiting cemeteries
- philosophical discussions
Key Concepts
alienation
self‑reflection
spiritual emptiness
Questions to Reflect On
- How does confronting death change your view of life?
- What connects the living and the dead?
A Different Perspective
The feeling may be amplified by personal loss, not universal.
