--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Perhaps I ought to remember that she is…" description: "\"“Perhaps I ought to remember that she is very young, a mere girl and make allowances. She is all interest, eagerness, vivacity, the world is to her a c..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/413/mark-twain-22_blue-sky_perhaps-i-ought-to-remember-that-she-is_2931719.jpg" --- # Perhaps I ought to remember that she is very young, a mere… ![“Perhaps I ought to remember that she is very young, a mere girl and make allowances. She is all interest, eagerness, vivacity, the world is to her a charm, a wonder, a mystery, a joy; she can’t speak for delight when she finds a new flower, she must pet it and caress it and smell it and talk to…” quote by Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/413/mark-twain-22_blue-sky_perhaps-i-ought-to-remember-that-she-is_2931719.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/413/mark-twain-22_blue-sky_perhaps-i-ought-to-remember-that-she-is_2931719.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/413/mark-twain-22_blue-sky_perhaps-i-ought-to-remember-that-she-is_2931719.jpg) > ““Perhaps I ought to remember that she is very young, a mere girl and make allowances. She is all interest, eagerness, vivacity, the world is to her a charm, a wonder, a mystery, a joy; she can’t speak for delight when she finds a new flower, she must pet it and caress it and smell it and talk to it, and pour out endearing names upon it. And she is color-mad: brown rocks, yellow sand, gray moss, green foliage, blue sky; the pearl of the dawn, the purple shadows on the mountains, the golden islands floating in crimson seas at sunset, the pallid moon sailing through the shredded cloud-rack, the star-jewels glittering in the wastes of space — none of them is of any practical value, so far as I can see, but because they have color and majesty, that is enough for her, and she loses her mind over them. If she could quiet down and keep still a couple of minutes at a time, it would be a reposeful spectacle. In that cases I think I could enjoy looking at her; indeed I am sure I could, for I am coming to realize that she is a quite remarkably comely creature — lithe, slender, trim, rounded, shapely, nimble, graceful; and once when she was standing marble-white and sun-drenched on a boulder, with her young head tilted back and her hand shading her eyes, watching the flight of a bird in the sky, I recognized that she was beautiful.”” [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The narrator admires a young woman's vivid perception of beauty, noting her distraction by colors and wonder, yet wishes she could be still to appreciate her fully. **In simple terms:** A young woman is fascinated by colors and beauty, but needs calm to be truly appreciated. Key Takeaway Appreciate wonder while encouraging calm focus. Themes beauty perception youth distraction mindfulness Mood contemplative admiring Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - art criticism - education - parenting - creative work - mental health practice Key Concepts aesthetic appreciation psychology of attention Questions to Reflect On - How can we nurture curiosity without losing focus? - What balance of wonder and stillness is healthy? A Different Perspective Focusing too much on calm may suppress her natural curiosity. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Blue sky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blue-sky/) [Delight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/delight/) [Girl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/girl/) [Glittering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glittering/) [Mere Girl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mere-girl-4326436/) [New Flower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/new-flower-4326434/) ## Related quotes > [From the concrete who new that a flower would grow? 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