--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There was something in her black eyes…" description: "\"“There was something in her black eyes that was as insubstantial as light but at the same time slower and darker than water, slower than anything I had..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/kirsten-bakis-195742_black-eyes_there-was-something-in-her-black-eyes-th_649133.jpg" --- # There was something in her black eyes that was as… ![“There was something in her black eyes that was as insubstantial as light but at the same time slower and darker than water, slower than anything I had ever seen. It reminded me of one of those moments of sadness that sometimes come when you're waiting for an inconsequential thing, like an elevator…” quote by Kirsten Bakis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/kirsten-bakis-195742_black-eyes_there-was-something-in-her-black-eyes-th_649133.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/kirsten-bakis-195742_black-eyes_there-was-something-in-her-black-eyes-th_649133.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/kirsten-bakis-195742_black-eyes_there-was-something-in-her-black-eyes-th_649133.jpg) > ““There was something in her black eyes that was as insubstantial as light but at the same time slower and darker than water, slower than anything I had ever seen. It reminded me of one of those moments of sadness that sometimes come when you're waiting for an inconsequential thing, like an elevator or a stop on the subway, and feel a pause that is so still that it seals itself up around you, lifts away from the stream of time, and hangs suspended there. I felt drawn toward her, the way molecules in motion are drawn toward empty spaces.”” Kirsten Bakis ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A woman's eyes evoke fleeting, melancholic moments that pause time, drawing the narrator like empty space attracts molecules. **In simple terms:** Eyes reflect deep, lingering sadness. Key Takeaway Notice subtle emotional cues. Themes sadness time perception beauty emotion Mood melancholic reflective Type literary poetic When to use this quote - reading - art critique - personal reflection Key Concepts literature psychology physics metaphor Questions to Reflect On - What emotions do eyes convey? - How does time feel in moments of waiting? A Different Perspective Metaphorical language may be opaque. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Empty space](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empty-space/) [Sadness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sadness/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) ## Related quotes > [The new light above my table is a great improvement. With all this darkness around me I feel less alone. (Pause.) 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