--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There was love here, the voice said…" description: "\"“There was love here, the voice said again. But whose love? Ico wondered. He had assumed Ozuma had been talking about the queen and her daughter--but m..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f06/miyuki-miyabe-18260_children_there-was-love-here-the-voice-said-again_314468.jpg" --- # There was love here, the voice said again. But whose love?… ![“There was love here, the voice said again. But whose love? Ico wondered. He had assumed Ozuma had been talking about the queen and her daughter--but maybe... From the very first time he had seen her, Ico had wanted to save Yorda. There had been no thought, no reason--when he saw her in the cage…” quote by Miyuki Miyabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f06/miyuki-miyabe-18260_children_there-was-love-here-the-voice-said-again_314468.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f06/miyuki-miyabe-18260_children_there-was-love-here-the-voice-said-again_314468.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f06/miyuki-miyabe-18260_children_there-was-love-here-the-voice-said-again_314468.jpg) > ““There was love here, the voice said again. But whose love? Ico wondered. He had assumed Ozuma had been talking about the queen and her daughter--but maybe... From the very first time he had seen her, Ico had wanted to save Yorda. There had been no thought, no reason--when he saw her in the cage, he knew he had to set her free.”” [Miyuki Miyabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyuki-miyabe/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A character feels an instinctive urge to rescue someone without rational justification, highlighting love as an intuitive, perhaps mysterious force. **In simple terms:** Instinctive love drives rescue without reason. Key Takeaway Act on compassionate impulses. Themes love instinct rescue heroism Mood hopeful determined reflective Type narrative emotional inspirational When to use this quote - saving a captive - helping a stranger - protecting a loved one - following a gut feeling Key Concepts intuitive empathy selfless duty Questions to Reflect On - What drives you to help without reason? - How do you discern true need from imagined? 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