Deep Quote by Christopher Fry
““I seem to wish to have some importance In the play of time. If not, Then sad was my mother's pain, my breath, my bones, My web of nerves, my wondering brain, to be shaped and quickened with such anticipation Only to feed the swamp of space. What is deep, as love is deep, I'll have Deeply. What is good, as love is good, I'll have well. Then if time and space Have any purpose, I shall belong to it. If not, if all is a pretty fiction To distract the cherubim and seraphim Who so continually do cry, the least I can do is to fill the curled shell of the world With human deep-sea sound, and hold it to The ear of God, until he has appetite To taste our salt sorrow on his lips. And so you see it might be better to die. Though, on the other hand, I admit it might Be immensely foolish.””
About This Quote
Source Play: The Lady's Not for Burning, 1948
The speaker wrestles with existential meaning, seeking significance in a vast universe and confronting the tension between purpose and futility.
In simple terms: Seeking purpose in a huge, indifferent world.
Key Takeaway
Embrace meaning or accept absurdity.
Themes
existentialism
purpose
humanity
Mood
contemplative
melancholic
Type
poetic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- artistic creation
- personal reflection
- philosophical debate
- religious contemplation
Key Concepts
absurdism
spiritual yearning
mortality
Questions to Reflect On
- What gives your life meaning?
- How do you confront existential doubt?
A Different Perspective
Life may feel meaningless without purpose.
