Dreamers Quote by Jeanette Winterson
““They say this city can absorb anyone. It does seem that every nationality is here in some part. There are dreamers and poets and landscape painters with dirty noses and wanderers like me who came here by chance and never left. They are all looking for something, travelling the world and the seven seas but looking for a reason to stay. I am not looking, I've found what it is I want... I say I'm in love with her. What does that mean? It means I review my future and my past in the light of this feeling. It is as though I wrote in a foreign language that I am suddenly able to read. Wordlessly, she explains me to myself. Like genius, she is ignorant of what she does.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Passion by Jeanette Winterson, 1987
Love transforms self‑perception, allowing one to reinterpret past and future through a new emotional lens.
In simple terms: Love changes how we see ourselves and our life.
Key Takeaway
Embrace love’s insight.
Themes
love
identity
self‑discovery
city life
artistic community
Mood
introspective
hopeful
Type
personal
romantic
When to use this quote
- finding love in a new city
- creative inspiration
- personal growth
- navigating multicultural environments
Key Concepts
emotional awakening
personal narrative
foreign language metaphor
Questions to Reflect On
- How does love reshape your view of past choices?
- What does “reading a foreign language” symbolize in love?
A Different Perspective
Love may idealize and obscure practical realities.
