Music Quote by Marguerite Duras
““Among all the other nights upon nights, the girl had spent that one on the boat….when it happened, the burst of Chopin…. There wasn’t a breath of wind and the music spread all over the dark boat, like a heavenly injunction whose import was unknown, like an order from God whose meaning was inscrutable. And the girl started up as if to go and kill herself in her turn, throw herself in her turn into the sea, and afterwards, she wept because she thought of the man from Cholon and suddenly she wasn’t sure she hadn’t loved him with a love she hadn’t seen because it had lost itself in the affair like water in the sand and she rediscovered it only now, through this moment of music.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Sea Wall (original French: Un barrage contre le Pacifique) by Marguerite Duras, 1950
A woman experiences an intense, almost divine musical moment on a boat that triggers deep emotional turmoil and reflections on love and loss.
In simple terms: Music on a boat stirs profound feelings and memories of love.
Key Takeaway
Allow music to surface hidden emotions.
Themes
love
loss
music
memory
existence
Mood
melancholic
introspective
Type
literary
emotional
When to use this quote
- nighttime reflection
- boat journey
- listening to music
- emotional crisis
Key Concepts
existentialism
romanticism
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- What emotions does music evoke in you?
- How do you interpret the connection between music and memory?
A Different Perspective
The narrative is highly subjective and may not resonate with all readers.
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