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“I like the slow, smooth roll of the great big trains—and they are the best trains in the world! I like being drawn through the green country and looking at it through the clear glass of the great windows. Though, of course, the country isn't really green. The sun shines, the earth is blood red and…” quote by Ford Madox Ford
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““I like the slow, smooth roll of the great big trains—and they are the best trains in the world! I like being drawn through the green country and looking at it through the clear glass of the great windows. Though, of course, the country isn't really green. The sun shines, the earth is blood red and purple and red and green and red. And the oxen in the ploughlands are bright varnished brown and black and blackish purple; and the peasants are dressed in the black and white of magpies; and there are great Rocks of magpies too. Or the peasants' dresses in another field where there are little mounds of hay that will be grey-green on the sunny side and purple in the shadows—the peasants' dresses are vermilion with emerald green ribbons and purple skirts and white shirts and black velvet stomachers. Still, the impression is that you are drawn through brilliant green meadows that run away on each side to the dark purple fir-woods; the basalt pinnacles; the immense forests. And there is meadowsweet at the edge of the streams, and cattle.””

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About This Quote

Source Book: The Good Soldier, Ford Madox Ford, 1915

A vivid, surreal travel description blending colors and landscapes, reflecting imagination and perception.

In simple terms: Imagining a colorful, dreamlike journey.

Key Takeaway

Embrace vivid imagination in storytelling.

Themes

imagination travel perception

Mood

dreamy evocative

Type

literary descriptive

When to use this quote

  • creative writing
  • artistic inspiration
  • visual arts

Key Concepts

surrealism color symbolism visual narrative

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does color influence mood in description?
  • What emotions arise from surreal travel scenes?
A Different Perspective

Complex imagery may overwhelm some readers.

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