--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Nothing Here is Enough” I need a parrot…" description: "\"“Nothing Here is Enough” I need a parrot, identical days, a quantity of needles, and artificial ink to make history. I need veiled eyelids, black lines..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94c/dunya-mikhail-67225_history_nothing-here-is-enough-i-need-a-parrot-i_2890950.jpg" --- # Nothing Here is Enough” I need a parrot, identical days, a… ![“Nothing Here is Enough” I need a parrot, identical days, a quantity of needles, and artificial ink to make history. I need veiled eyelids, black lines, and ruined puppets to make geography. I need a sky wider than longing, and water that is not H2O to make wings. The days are no longer enough to…” quote by Dunya Mikhail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94c/dunya-mikhail-67225_history_nothing-here-is-enough-i-need-a-parrot-i_2890950.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94c/dunya-mikhail-67225_history_nothing-here-is-enough-i-need-a-parrot-i_2890950.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94c/dunya-mikhail-67225_history_nothing-here-is-enough-i-need-a-parrot-i_2890950.jpg) > ““Nothing Here is Enough” I need a parrot, identical days, a quantity of needles, and artificial ink to make history. I need veiled eyelids, black lines, and ruined puppets to make geography. I need a sky wider than longing, and water that is not H2O to make wings. The days are no longer enough to distinguish the missing. I no longer see you because I no longer dream. I offer a tear to the rain as if scattering you in the Dead Sea, and in order to sing you, I need glass to muffle the sound.”” [Dunya Mikhail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dunya-mikhail/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A surreal lament describing a yearning for extraordinary, impossible things to fill a void, reflecting on loss and longing. **In simple terms:** He longs for impossible things to fill emptiness. Key Takeaway Acknowledge the limits of material fulfillment. Themes longing surrealism loss artistic expression existential yearning Mood melancholic poetic contemplative Type artistic literary When to use this quote - personal grief - artistic creation - philosophical contemplation Key Concepts poetry symbolism creative imagination Questions to Reflect On - What does the desire for the impossible say about human desire? - How can one find meaning beyond material wants? A Different Perspective May be overly abstract for practical insight. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [History](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/history/) [Longing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/longing/) [Longing Water](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/longing-water-4059580/) [Need](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/need/) [Sing Need](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sing-need-1909718/) [Wider Longing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wider-longing-4059581/) ## Related quotes > [It takes a lot to put a 5-piece band on, even though we need it. 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