--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There hadn’t been one specific moment. It…" description: "\"There hadn’t been one specific moment. It was like gradualy waking up. You go from being asleep to the space between dreaming and awake and then into c..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/jenny-han-483_awake_there-hadn-t-been-one-specific-moment-it_1549490.jpg" --- # There hadn’t been one specific moment. It was like… ![“There hadn’t been one specific moment. It was like gradualy waking up. You go from being asleep to the space between dreaming and awake and then into consciousness. It’s a slow process, but when you’re awake, there’s no mistaking it. There was no mistaking that it had been love.” quote by Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/jenny-han-483_awake_there-hadn-t-been-one-specific-moment-it_1549490.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/jenny-han-483_awake_there-hadn-t-been-one-specific-moment-it_1549490.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/jenny-han-483_awake_there-hadn-t-been-one-specific-moment-it_1549490.jpg) > “There hadn’t been one specific moment. It was like gradualy waking up. You go from being asleep to the space between dreaming and awake and then into consciousness. It’s a slow process, but when you’re awake, there’s no mistaking it. There was no mistaking that it had been love.” [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. She describes love awakening gradually, moving from unconsciousness to clear awareness. **In simple terms:** Love awakens slowly, becoming undeniable. Key Takeaway Recognize love’s subtle emergence. Themes love awakening consciousness personal growth Mood reflective hopeful Type narrative inspirational When to use this quote - romantic relationships - spiritual journeys - mindfulness practices Key Concepts gradual realization emotional depth self‑discovery Questions to Reflect On - When did you first notice love’s presence? - How does awakening affect daily life? A Different Perspective May romanticize love’s intensity. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Awake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awake/) [Awake Consciousness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awake-consciousness-763928/) [Consciousness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consciousness/) [Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/) [Dreaming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreaming/) [Dreaming Awake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreaming-awake-643825/) [Gradualy Waking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gradualy-waking-5788740/) [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Moments](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moments/) [Process](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/process/) [Slow Process](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/slow-process/) [Space](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/space/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) [Wake up](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wake-up/) [Waking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/waking/) ## Related quotes > [“When did you know you were in love?" I didn't have an answer to that question. There hadn't been one specific moment. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/when-did-you-know-you-were-in-love-i-didn-t-have-an-answer-to-that/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [Many nights he lay there dreaming awake of secret cafés in Mont Marte, where ivory women delved in romantic mysteries with diplomats and soldiers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/many-nights-he-lay-there-dreaming-awake-of-secret-caf-s-in-mont-marte/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [“We could be dreaming all the time, but we do not perceive those dreams while we are awake because consciousness (like the sun obscuring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-herbert/we-could-be-dreaming-all-the-time-but-we-do-not-perceive-those-dreams/) [Brian Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-herbert/) > [“Every mental process, or every mental action, that takes place in our wide-awake consciousness will, if it has depth of feeling or intensity, enter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-d-larson/every-mental-process-or-every-mental-action-that-takes-place-in-our/) [Christian D. Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-d-larson/) > [Doing philosophy is only a threefold or double kind of waking--being awake--consciousness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/novalis/doing-philosophy-is-only-a-threefold-or-double-kind-of-waking-being/) [Novalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/novalis/) > [But I'm always dreaming, even when I'm awake; it is never finished." -the Lady Amalthea, from The Last Unicorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-s-beagle/but-i-m-always-dreaming-even-when-i-m-awake-it-is-never-finished-the/) [Peter S. Beagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-s-beagle/) > [There's a part of me that knows it happened, but most of me feels like I'm dreaming. Am I awake? This must be what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal/there-s-a-part-of-me-that-knows-it-happened-but-most-of-me-feels-like/) [Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal/) > [And then, just at that moment, when I'm no longer sure if I'm dreaming or awake or walking some valley in between where everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-oliver/and-then-just-at-that-moment-when-i-m-no-longer-sure-if-i-m-dreaming-2/) [Lauren Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-oliver/) > [“Dreaming awake is sometimes a dangerous thing. In trying to get to heaven you may end up in the hell. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevan-v-nikolic/dreaming-awake-is-sometimes-a-dangerous-thing-in-trying-to-get-to/) [Stevan V. Nikolic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevan-v-nikolic/) > [“Dreaming or awake, we perceive only events that have meaning to us - Jane Roberts”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleatha-romig/dreaming-or-awake-we-perceive-only-events-that-have-meaning-to-us-2/) [Aleatha Romig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleatha-romig/) > [Never stop dreaming even if your awake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teady/never-stop-dreaming-even-if-your-awake/) [$Teady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teady/) > [Dreaming or awake, we perceive only events that have meaning to us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-roberts/dreaming-or-awake-we-perceive-only-events-that-have-meaning-to-us/) [Jane Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-roberts/) > [“It was impossible to tell when they actually fell asleep because they started dreaming when they were still awake.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-cole/it-was-impossible-to-tell-when-they-actually-fell-asleep-because-they/) [Chris Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-cole/) > [What's poetry? It's not real but maybe it's more than real. It's dreaming while you're awake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caryl-churchill/what-s-poetry-it-s-not-real-but-maybe-it-s-more-than-real-it-s/) [Caryl Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caryl-churchill/) > [Pause now to ask yourself the following question: 'Am I dreaming or awake, right now?' Be serious, really try to answer the question to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-laberge/pause-now-to-ask-yourself-the-following-question-am-i-dreaming-or/) [Stephen LaBerge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-laberge/) ## More by Jenny Han > [“Nothing good happens after two a.m. Unless you happen to be a fan of watching people play flip cup for hours on end. Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/nothing-good-happens-after-two-a-m-unless-you-happen-to-be-a-fan-of/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [“He kissed like he was drowning and I was air. It was passionate, and desperate, and like nothing I had ever experienced before. This”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/he-kissed-like-he-was-drowning-and-i-was-air-it-was-passionate-and/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [“But I didn’t regret it. I never regretted it, not for one second. How do you regret one of the best nights of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/but-i-didn-t-regret-it-i-never-regretted-it-not-for-one-second-how-do/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [When you write something by hand, there's a sort of intimacy that is just intrinsic to that act. You don't get to delete something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/when-you-write-something-by-hand-there-s-a-sort-of-intimacy-that-is/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [“Lara: Because sometimes you just feel sad and you can't explain it. Kitty: PMS? Lara: No.It's not PMS. Just because a girl is sad,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/lara-because-sometimes-you-just-feel-sad-and-you-can-t-explain-it/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [“I don’t know if i’ll ever get you out of my system, not completely. I have… this feeling. That you’ll always be there. Here.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/i-don-t-know-if-i-ll-ever-get-you-out-of-my-system-not-completely-i/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [“He took a step closer. "I don't know if I'll ever get you out of my system, not completely. I have this... feeling. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/he-took-a-step-closer-i-don-t-know-if-i-ll-ever-get-you-out-of-my/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [“Peter will love Lara Jean with all his heart, always”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/peter-will-love-lara-jean-with-all-his-heart-always/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [“It still feels weird to spend money on Christmas trees. Back when Mom was alive, we’d go out “tree hunting.” That’s what she called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/it-still-feels-weird-to-spend-money-on-christmas-trees-back-when-mom/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [When I get an email from someone who says, 'Your book was the first book I ever read,' or, 'Your book is what made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/when-i-get-an-email-from-someone-who-says-your-book-was-the-first/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [“I stared at him. Did he really say that? Did he remember? The way he looked back at me, one eyebrow raised, I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/i-stared-at-him-did-he-really-say-that-did-he-remember-the-way-he/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [“Some girls are pretty and they were born for it but no matter what always be yourself because people might see the wrong side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/some-girls-are-pretty-and-they-were-born-for-it-but-no-matter-what/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [I like to read non-fiction on my e-reader, but as for fiction, I usually like to have a copy to keep at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/i-like-to-read-non-fiction-on-my-e-reader-but-as-for-fiction-i/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [“There’s an air of things closing down. Teachers wear shorts and T-shirts to class. They show movies while they clean out their desks. Nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/there-s-an-air-of-things-closing-down-teachers-wear-shorts-and-t/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) > [There's something so delicious about holding onto a secret; it's something just for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/there-s-something-so-delicious-about-holding-onto-a-secret-it-s/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) [Explore all 509 Jenny Han quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) ## More Awake quotes > [“I am awake. I know what you took. I am coming for you. Vengeance is mine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-burks/i-am-awake-i-know-what-you-took-i-am-coming-for-you-vengeance-is-mine/) [Robin Burks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-burks/) > [Reagan was sitting up at Cath's desk when Cath woke up. "Are you awake?" "Have you been watching me sleep?" "Yes, Bella. Are you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/reagan-was-sitting-up-at-cath-s-desk-when-cath-woke-up-are-you-awake/) [Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/) > [“Are you awake?” “Have you been watching me sleep?” “Yes, Bella. Are you awake?” “No.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/are-you-awake-have-you-been-watching-me-sleep-yes-bella-are-you-awake/) [Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/) > [“Have courage for the great sorrows of life, and patience for the small ones. And when you have finished your daily task, go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-hugo/have-courage-for-the-great-sorrows-of-life-and-patience-for-the-small/) [Victor Hugo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-hugo/) > [One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the Messiah?" "No," answered Buddha. "Then are you a healer?" "No," Buddha replied. "Then are you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gautama-buddha/one-of-his-students-asked-buddha-are-you-the-messiah-no-answered/) [Gautama Buddha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gautama-buddha/) > [“I had a chat with May and I had a sweet talk with April but the lovely conversation that left me to ponder was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/i-had-a-chat-with-may-and-i-had-a-sweet-talk-with-april-but-the/) [Ernest Agyemang Yeboah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/) > [Hopes are dreams of those who are awake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/hopes-are-dreams-of-those-who-are-awake/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [If your heart isn't yet illumined Be awake always, be a seeker of the heart, Be at war continually with your carnal soul. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/if-your-heart-isn-t-yet-illumined-be-awake-always-be-a-seeker-of-the/) [Rumi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumi/) > [Wherever I went I felt like the last person awake in a room full of sleepers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-winton/wherever-i-went-i-felt-like-the-last-person-awake-in-a-room-full-of/) [Tim Winton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-winton/) > [I'd just like to see athletes awake. And aware. There's so much going on and so much to know... We stay in our little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-teter/i-d-just-like-to-see-athletes-awake-and-aware-there-s-so-much-going/) [Hannah Teter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-teter/) > [As your awareness of the riches available to you in your everyday life grows, you are on the way to becoming the laughing Buddha.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-jeffers/as-your-awareness-of-the-riches-available-to-you-in-your-everyday/) [Susan Jeffers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-jeffers/) > [“Think of it this way, Mara. We don’t have the power to make the sun rise, but we can choose to be awake when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-garlough-brown/think-of-it-this-way-mara-we-don-t-have-the-power-to-make-the-sun/) [Sharon Garlough Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-garlough-brown/) > [“The owl,” he was saying, “is one of the most curious creatures. A bird that stays awake when the rest of the world sleeps.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-j-rose/the-owl-he-was-saying-is-one-of-the-most-curious-creatures-a-bird/) [M.J. Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-j-rose/) > [The shadows in the early morning don't tell much. The shadows rest at that time. So it's useless to gaze very early in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/the-shadows-in-the-early-morning-don-t-tell-much-the-shadows-rest-at/) [Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/) > [Shall we keep men in a fool's paradise? Shall we lull them into soft slumbers from which they will awake in hell? Are we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/shall-we-keep-men-in-a-fool-s-paradise-shall-we-lull-them-into-soft/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) [Browse all 1,663 Awake quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awake/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There hadn’t been one specific moment. It was like gradualy waking up. You go from being asleep to the space between dreaming and awake and then into consciousness. It’s a slow process, but when you’re awake, there’s no mistaking it. There was no mistaking that it had been love.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jenny Han" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/there-hadn-t-been-one-specific-moment-it-was-like-gradualy-waking-up/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Awake" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/there-hadn-t-been-one-specific-moment-it-was-like-gradualy-waking-up/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/jenny-han-483_awake_there-hadn-t-been-one-specific-moment-it_1549490.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/jenny-han-483_awake_there-hadn-t-been-one-specific-moment-it_1549490.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/jenny-han-483_awake_there-hadn-t-been-one-specific-moment-it_1549490.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There hadn’t been one specific moment. It was like gradualy waking up. You go from being asleep to the space…” — Jenny Han", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Jenny Han", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "There hadn’t been one specific moment....", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/there-hadn-t-been-one-specific-moment-it-was-like-gradualy-waking-up/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/there-hadn-t-been-one-specific-moment-it-was-like-gradualy-waking-up/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```