--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Do you know, when I am with you I am not…" description: "\"“Do you know, when I am with you I am not afraid at all. It is a magic altogether curious that happens inside the heart. I wish I could take it with me..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/joanna-bourne-42863_love_do-you-know-when-i-am-with-you-i-am-not_1598577.jpg" --- # Do you know, when I am with you I am not afraid at all. It… ![“Do you know, when I am with you I am not afraid at all. It is a magic altogether curious that happens inside the heart. I wish I could take it with me when I leave. It is sad, my Grey. We are constrained by the rules of this Game we play. There is not one little place under those rules for me to…” quote by Joanna Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/joanna-bourne-42863_love_do-you-know-when-i-am-with-you-i-am-not_1598577.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/joanna-bourne-42863_love_do-you-know-when-i-am-with-you-i-am-not_1598577.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/joanna-bourne-42863_love_do-you-know-when-i-am-with-you-i-am-not_1598577.jpg) > ““Do you know, when I am with you I am not afraid at all. It is a magic altogether curious that happens inside the heart. I wish I could take it with me when I leave. It is sad, my Grey. We are constrained by the rules of this Game we play. There is not one little place under those rules for me to be with you happily. Or apart happily, which is what makes it so unfair. I have discovered a curious fact about myself. An hour ago I was sure you were dead, and it hurt very much. Now you are alive, and it is only that I must leave you, and I find that even more painful. That is not at all logical. Do you know the Symposium, Grey? The Symposium of Plato. \[He\] says that lovers are like two parts of an egg that fit together perfectly. Each half is made for the other, the single match to it. We are incomplete alone. Together, we are whole. All men are seeking that other half of themselves. Do you remember? I think you are the other half of me. It was a great mix-up in heaven. A scandal. For you there was meant to be a pretty English schoolgirl in the city of Bath and for me some fine Italian pastry cook in Palermo. But the cradles were switched somehow, and it all ended up like this…of an impossibility beyond words. I wish I had never met you. And in all my life I will not forget lying beside you, body to body, and wanting you.”” [Joanna Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanna-bourne/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A lover describes deep, magical connection and the pain of separation, using Platonic ideas of soulmates and the inevitability of parting. **In simple terms:** Two souls feel whole together but must part, causing sorrow. Key Takeaway Cherish love while it lasts. Themes love destiny separation Mood melancholic poetic Type literary romantic When to use this quote - romantic relationship - long-distance love - personal grief Key Concepts soulmates philosophical longing inevitable loss Questions to Reflect On - What would you sacrifice for a soulmate? - How do you find meaning after loss? 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