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Cried Quote by Lorrie Moore

“I cried for everyone and for all the scrabbly, funny love one sent out into the world like some hit song that enters space and bounds off to another galaxy, a tune so pretty you think the words are true, you do!” quote by Lorrie Moore
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““I cried for everyone and for all the scrabbly, funny love one sent out into the world like some hit song that enters space and bounds off to another galaxy, a tune so pretty you think the words are true, you do!””

Lorrie Moore

About This Quote

Source Short Story: “The Song of the Universe”, 1995

Expresses deep empathy, linking personal grief to universal love through vivid, musical imagery.

In simple terms: Feeling love for all through poetic expression.

Key Takeaway

Embrace empathy and poetic imagination.

Themes

empathy grief love artistic

Mood

melancholic hopeful

Type

literary emotional

When to use this quote

  • creative writing
  • therapy
  • public speaking
  • community art

Key Concepts

literature psychology

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does music help process emotion?
  • What does “scrabbly” convey?
A Different Perspective

Poetry may not resonate with everyone.

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