Dreams Quote by halldor laxness
““The poems which touched her heart most, suffusing her with exalted emotion, so that she felt she could gather everything to her, were those which tell of the sorrow that wakes in the heart whose dreams have not been fulfilled, and of the beauty of that sorrow. The ship which in Autumn lies deserted on the shore, rudderless, mastless, used no more; the bird that cowers low in shelter, likewise in the Autumn, featherless and forlorn, driven before the storm;the harp that hangs trembling on the wall, silently mourning its owner's fall-all this was her poetry.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Independent People by Halldor Laxness, 1934
Poetry that moves her by expressing unfulfilled dreams and the beauty in sorrow, using autumnal imagery of abandoned ships, featherless birds, and trembling harps.
In simple terms: Sorrowful poetry reveals beauty in unfulfilled dreams.
Key Takeaway
Find beauty in sorrowful longing.
Themes
sorrow
beauty
unfulfilled dreams
Mood
melancholic
reflective
Type
literary
inspirational
When to use this quote
- grief processing
- creative writing
- emotional reflection
Key Concepts
melancholy
autumn
artistic expression
Questions to Reflect On
- How does sorrow inspire your creativity?
- Can you transform loss into art?
A Different Perspective
May romanticize pain.
![“[poems are] crystals deposited after the effervescent contact of the spirit with reality. (cristaux deposes apres l'effervescent contact de l'esprit avec la realite)” quote by Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eb1/pierre-reverdy-33281_poems_poems-are-crystals-deposited-after-the-e_13424.jpg)
