Eternity Quote by Graham Greene
““We most of us hesitate to make so complete a statement - we remember and we foresee and we doubt. She had no doubts. The moment only mattered. Eternity is said not to be an extension of time but an absence of time, and sometimes it seemed to me that her abandonment touched that strange mathematical point of endlessness, a point with no width, occupying no space. What did time matter - all the past and the other men she may from time to time (there is that word again) have known, or all the future in which she might be making the same statement with the same sense of truth? When I replied that I loved her too in that way, I was the liar, not she, for I never lose the consciousness of time: to me the present is never here: it is always last year or next week.””
About This Quote
The speaker reflects on time, doubt, and love, questioning the relevance of past and future in the present.
In simple terms: Time blurs; love persists beyond doubt.
Key Takeaway
Embrace present love fully.
Themes
philosophy
love
time
Mood
contemplative
melancholic
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal relationships
- creative writing
- introspective moments
Key Concepts
existentialism
memory
truth
Questions to Reflect On
- How does your sense of time affect relationships?
- What does “present” truly mean?
A Different Perspective
Human perception of time is subjective and may distort reality.
