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Love Quote by Mark Z. Danielewski

“We're the unmended, the untended, cold soldiers of the shoe. We're the neglected, the never resurrected, agonies of the few. We're the once kissed, unmissed and always refused. Because we're the unfinished and feared and we're never pursued. And just that easily, on my behalf, I come around…” quote by Mark Z. Danielewski
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““We're the unmended, the untended, cold soldiers of the shoe. We're the neglected, the never resurrected, agonies of the few. We're the once kissed, unmissed and always refused. Because we're the unfinished and feared and we're never pursued. And just that easily, on my behalf, I come around. Because I'm burning. The beast of War feeds only on the meats of War. And now I'm for carnage. Here's how my anguish frees. Destroy everyone of course. Because I'm unwanted and unsafe. And I'll take tears away with torments and rape, killings and fears not even the dead will escape. Encircling the Guilty, Ashamed, Blameless and Enslaved. Absolved. Butchering their prejudice. Patience. Their Value. Because I'm without value. I'm the coming of every holocaust. Turning no lost. Rending tissue, sinew and bone. Excepting no suffering. By me all levees will break. All silos heave. I will walk heavy. And I will walk strange. Because I am too soon. Because without Her, I am only revolutions Of ruin. Because I am too soon. Because without You, I am only revolutions Of ruin. I'm the prophecy prophecies pass. Why need dies at last. How oceans dry. Islands drown. And skies of salt crash to the ground. I turn the powerful. Defy the weak. Only grass grows down abandoned streets. For a greater economy shall follow Us and it will be undone. And a greater autonomy shall follow Us and it too will be undone. And a greater feeling shall follow Love and it too we will blow to dust. For I am longings without trust. The cycloidal haste freedom from Hailey forever wastes. Dust cares for only dust. And time only for Us. Because I am too soon. Because without Her, I am only revolutions Of ruin. Because I am too soon. Because without You, I am only revolutions Of ruin. We are always sixteen...””

Mark Z. Danielewski

About This Quote

Source Novel: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, 2000

The passage portrays a fragmented, violent psyche yearning for recognition while confronting inner turmoil and societal alienation.

In simple terms: A tormented mind seeks power and identity amid chaos.

Key Takeaway

Recognize and channel inner conflict constructively.

Themes

identity violence alienation power chaos

Mood

dark intense

Type

poetic cautionary

When to use this quote

  • therapy
  • writing
  • activism
  • conflict resolution
  • mental health awareness

Key Concepts

psychology nihilism prophecy revolution

Questions to Reflect On

  • What drives the narrator’s self‑destruction?
  • How can empathy break the cycle?
A Different Perspective

Extremist language may glorify harm.

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