Children Quote by Gene Wolfe
““And it came to me that these trees had been hardly smaller when I was yet unborn, and had stood as they stood now when I was a child playing among the cypresses and peaceful tombs of our necropolis, and that they would stand yet, drinking in the last light of the dying sun, even as now, when I had been dead as long as those who rested there.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Book of the New Sun, 1980
Even after death, the trees endure, symbolizing continuity beyond human life.
In simple terms: Trees outlast us.
Recognize lasting legacies.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- grief counseling
- environmental stewardship
- historical preservation
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does nature teach resilience?
- What legacies do you wish to leave?
Focusing on permanence may ignore present suffering.