Different times Quote by Marcus Sedgwick
““Maybe he knows noting. Maybe it's that he feels it all, but whatever is happening to him, he understands that he lived before. He lived other lives, in different times. And why not? It's something he has often wondered about, sitting on the train in the morning, looking from the corner of his eye at the other commuter, wondering why. Why am I not living that person's live? That man, there, with the sharp suit and the slightly stupid tie? Or that scruffy guy with the headphones? Or that woman, a little pregnant? Often, as he sat fiddling with OneDegree, he has wondered why this life is the one he's had, and not one of the thousands of contacts passing through his device, or one of the countless others that could have been his. Now he knows. He has been others.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Book of Dead Things, Marcus Sedgwick, 2011
The narrator reflects on reincarnation, feeling he has lived many lives and wonders why he inhabits his current one.
In simple terms: He ponders past lives and why this life is his.
Key Takeaway
Explore the idea of multiple lifetimes.
Themes
identity
existentialism
reincarnation
Mood
reflective
melancholic
Type
philosophical
contemplative
When to use this quote
- commuter thoughts
- train ride
- personal introspection
Key Concepts
philosophy
memory
self‑questioning
Questions to Reflect On
- Do you ever feel you belong to another life?
- How would knowing past lives change your present?
A Different Perspective
May romanticize or oversimplify complex metaphysical concepts.
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