Innocence Quote by K.W. Jeter
““Though I myself have come to this safe harbour – if safety can be found in this life – yet I mourn my former simple days. I have lost my Innocence, in more ways than one. I have seen the gears and furious machinery of the world that lies unreckoned beneath our feet. No longer can I note, as other men do, the passing hours upon the heavens' gilded face, without a vision of a hidden master-spring uncoiling to its final silence. I await the day when all clocks shall stop, including the one that ticks within my breast. Do thou the same, Reader, and profit from my example.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, 1975 (fiction)??
The speaker laments losing innocence after confronting the hidden, relentless mechanisms of reality, yearning for a timeless peace beyond worldly clocks.
In simple terms: Loss of innocence leads to yearning for timeless peace.
Key Takeaway
Seek inner stillness amid chaos.
Themes
nostalgia
existentialism
time
innocence
Mood
melancholic
reflective
hopeful
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal reflection
- creative writing
- spiritual contemplation
Key Concepts
philosophy
metaphor
cosmology
Questions to Reflect On
- What does true stillness mean to you?
- How can you balance awareness of hidden forces with daily life?
A Different Perspective
The desire for peace may ignore the value of lived experience and growth.
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