Selves Quote by E. E. Cummings
““nothing proving or sick or partial. Nothing false,nothing difficult or easy or small or colossal. Nothing ordinary or extraordinary,nothing emptied or filled,real or unreal;nothing feeble and known or clumsy and guessed. Everywhere tints childrening, innocent spontaneous,true. Nowhere possibly what flesh and impossibly such a garden,but actually flowers which breasts are among the very mouths of light. Nothing believed or doubted; brain over heart, surface:nowhere hating or to fear;shadow, mind without soul. Only how measureless cool flames of making;only each other building always distinct selves of mutual entirely opening;only alive. Never the murdered finalities of wherewhen and yesno,impotent nongames of wrongright and rightwrong;never to gain or pause,never the soft adventure of undoom,greedy anguishes and cringing ecstasies of inexistence; never to rest and never to have:only to grow. Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: “The Beautiful Answer” by E. E. Cummings, 1926
The poem explores paradoxes, suggesting that truth and experience are fluid, beyond binary judgments, and that growth arises from questioning and mutual connection.
In simple terms: Truth is fluid; growth comes from questioning and connection.
Key Takeaway
Embrace uncertainty and seek deeper questions.
Themes
paradoxes
growth
connection
questioning
fluidity
Mood
thoughtful
reflective
Type
philosophical
poetic
When to use this quote
- creative writing
- philosophical reflection
- artistic inspiration
- personal introspection
Key Concepts
existentialism
postmodernism
metaphysics
Questions to Reflect On
- How does embracing uncertainty change your perspective?
- What questions can you ask to deepen understanding?
A Different Perspective
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