Accepting Quote by Edith Wharton
“Selden and Lily stood still, accepting the unreality of the scene as a part of their own dream-like sensations. It would not have surprised them to feel a summer breeze on their faces, or to see the lights among the boughs reduplicated in the arch of a starry sky. The strange solitude about them was no stranger than the sweetness of being alone in it together.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, 1905
Characters accept surreal surroundings as part of a shared dream, finding comfort in solitary togetherness.
In simple terms: Finding peace in shared solitude.
Key Takeaway
Embrace collective solitude.
Themes
solitude
dreams
shared experience
comfort
acceptance
Mood
contemplative
melancholic
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- artistic reflection
- personal meditation
- creative writing
Key Concepts
existentialism
subjective reality
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- How does shared solitude affect personal identity?
- What does the dream-like setting reveal about their inner world?
A Different Perspective
The perception of unreality may mask underlying anxieties.
![“I have at last, after several months' experience, made up my mind that [New York] is a splendid desert--a domed and steepled solitude, where the stranger is lonely in the midst of a million of his race.” quote by Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/072/mark-twain-22_desert_i-have-at-last-after-several-months-expe_1631467.jpg)
