Desire Quote by Katherine Mansfield
““I’d love to tearfully absorb you in every way and I’d love to play with your hair, read your eyes, feel disarmed in your presence. I’d love to experience a seizure of full-silenced tenderness with you and at the same time dwell on your Dionysian idiosyncrasy of red, slightly heated wine, constant passion and chaos; How can I even imprison this desire into mere letters structured together in order to form a coherent meaning? There is no meaning. Darling! Darling! You can flash “meaning” down the toilet if you wish. Still, I’d love to share a life full of richness with you: Richness not in terms of events, incidents, facts or experiences; but richness in terms of a colourful, adventurous, enthusiastically unraveling life. I’d love to lose all privileges of existence as long as I might have a small chance of walking on water with you.””
About This Quote
Source Short story or personal letter style, early 20th century literature
Intense, chaotic love defies simple expression, seeking a life of vivid, passionate experiences beyond conventional meaning.
In simple terms: Love is wild and hard to define.
Key Takeaway
Embrace passionate, unpredictable moments.
Themes
love
passion
chaos
creativity
Mood
yearning
intense
Type
poetic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- intimate confession
- artistic expression
- philosophical musings
Key Concepts
existentialism
romanticism
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you convey love without words?
- What does “walking on water” symbolize for you?
A Different Perspective
Words may fail to capture deep desire.
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