Cemetery Quote by Colm Tóibín
““Here in this cemetery, which they began to stroll around once more, the state of not-knowing and not-feeling which belonged to the dead seemed to him closer to resolved happiness than he had ever imagined possible.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Master, The Apprentice, and The Spies by Colm Tóibín, 2015
The narrator feels that the detached, unfeeling state of the dead offers a paradoxical sense of peace, suggesting that ignorance can be comforting.
In simple terms: Ignorance can feel peaceful like death.
Embrace uncertainty without fearing emptiness.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- grief counseling
- creative writing
- philosophical contemplation
- meditation
- life transition
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Can you find calm in uncertainty?
- Does avoidance of feeling hinder growth?
Such peace may be illusionary and avoid confronting necessary emotions.