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Dreamed Quote by John Crowley

“While the moon smoothly shifted the shadows from one side of Edgewood to the other, Daily Alice dreamed that she stood in a flower-starred field where on a hill there grew an oak tree and a thorn in deep embrace, their branches intertwined like fingers. Far down the hall, Sophie dreamed that there…” quote by John Crowley
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““While the moon smoothly shifted the shadows from one side of Edgewood to the other, Daily Alice dreamed that she stood in a flower-starred field where on a hill there grew an oak tree and a thorn in deep embrace, their branches intertwined like fingers. Far down the hall, Sophie dreamed that there was a tiny door in her elbow, open a crack, through which the wind blew, blowing on her heart. Dr. Drinkwater dreamed he sat before his typewriter and wrote this: 'There is an aged, aged insect who lives in a hole in the ground. One June he puts on his summer straw, and takes his pipe and his staff and his lamp in half his hands, and follows the worm and the root to the stair that leads up to the door into blue summer.' This seemed immensely significant to him, but when he awoke he wouldn't be able to remember a word of it, try as he might. Mother beside him dreamed her husband wasn't in his study at all, but with her in the kitchen, where she drew tin cookie-sheets endlessly out of the oven; the baked things on them were brown and round, and when he asked her what they were, she said 'Years'.””

John Crowley

About This Quote

Source Novel: Little, Big by John Crowley, 1981

The passage explores how dreams intertwine personal symbols, memories, and subconscious meanings, reflecting inner desires and fears.

In simple terms: Dreams blend symbols and feelings, revealing hidden thoughts.

Key Takeaway

Pay attention to recurring dream imagery.

Themes

dreams symbolism memory identity creativity

Mood

mysterious reflective poetic

Type

literary philosophical

When to use this quote

  • creative writing
  • therapy sessions
  • personal reflection
  • literary analysis

Key Concepts

psychoanalysis mythic archetypes narrative imagination

Questions to Reflect On

  • What personal symbols appear repeatedly in your dreams?
  • How do these images relate to your waking life?
A Different Perspective

Dream interpretation can be subjective and may mislead without context.

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