Communicate Quote by D. H. Lawrence
“The Moon is a white strange world, great, white, soft-seeming globe in the night sky, and what she actually communicates to me across space I shall never fully know. But the Moon that pulls the tides, and the Moon that controls the menstrual periods of women, and the Moon that touches the lunatics, she is not the mere dead lump of the astronomist. . . . When we describe the Moon as dead, we are describing the deadness in ourselves. When we find space so hideously void, we are describing our own unbearable emptiness.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: Women in Love, D. H. Lawrence, 1920
The Moon symbolizes unknown forces and inner emptiness; describing it as dead mirrors our own voids and unacknowledged emotions.
In simple terms: The Moon reflects our hidden feelings and emptiness.
Key Takeaway
Acknowledge and explore personal inner voids.
Themes
mystery
nature
psychology
emptiness
reflection
Mood
contemplative
melancholic
Type
philosophical
poetic
When to use this quote
- Poetry
- meditation
- nighttime contemplation
- creative writing
Key Concepts
Symbolism
psychoanalysis
mythology
Questions to Reflect On
- What personal 'moons' do you ignore?
- How does recognizing emptiness change your perception?
A Different Perspective
Focusing on external symbols can distract from personal introspection.
