--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The house clock, place certain there at…" description: "\"The house clock, place certain there at the bottom of things, strikes the half hour dry and null. All is so much, all is so deep, all is so dark and co..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45b/fernando-pessoa-177_bottom_the-house-clock-place-certain-there-at-t_3164637.jpg" --- # The house clock, place certain there at the bottom of… ![“The house clock, place certain there at the bottom of things, strikes the half hour dry and null. All is so much, all is so deep, all is so dark and cold!” quote by Fernando Pessoa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45b/fernando-pessoa-177_bottom_the-house-clock-place-certain-there-at-t_3164637.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45b/fernando-pessoa-177_bottom_the-house-clock-place-certain-there-at-t_3164637.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45b/fernando-pessoa-177_bottom_the-house-clock-place-certain-there-at-t_3164637.jpg) > “The house clock, place certain there at the bottom of things, strikes the half hour dry and null. All is so much, all is so deep, all is so dark and cold!” [Fernando Pessoa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fernando-pessoa/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Describes a clock marking time amidst vast, dark, and deep existential reflections. **In simple terms:** Clock marks time in a deep, dark world. Key Takeaway Acknowledge the passage of time. Themes existentialism time darkness Mood melancholic contemplative Type literary philosophical When to use this quote - late night thoughts - creative writing - solitude Key Concepts philosophical introspection nihilism Questions to Reflect On - How does time shape your perception? - What does darkness symbolize for you? 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