Long sleep Quote by Edith Wharton
““The sensation was part of the general strangeness that made him feel like a man waking from a long sleep to find himself in an unknown country among people of alien tongue. We live in our own souls as in an unmapped region, a few acres of which we have cleared for our habitation; while of the nature of those nearest us we know but the boundaries that march with ours. Of the points in his wife’s character not in direct contact with his own, Glennard now discerned his ignorance; and the baffling sense of her remoteness was intensified by the discovery that, in one way, she was closer to him than ever before. As””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The House of Mirth, 1905
Self‑knowledge is limited; we understand others only through our own perspective, revealing hidden distances.
In simple terms: We see others through our own lens.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate empathy to bridge personal blind spots.
Themes
self-awareness
perception
alienation
Mood
thoughtful
introspective
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal growth
- cross‑cultural interactions
- relationships
Key Concepts
subjectivity
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you uncover blind spots?
- Can you truly know another’s inner world?
A Different Perspective
Self‑knowledge may be distorted by bias.
