Every morning Quote by Patrick O'Brian
““If I no longer love Diana,’ he wrote, ‘what shall I do?’ What could he do, with his mainspring, his prime mover gone? He had known that he would love her for ever - to the last syllable of recorded time. He had not sworn it, any more than he had sworn that the sun would rise every morning: it was too certain, too evident: no one swears that he will continue to breathe nor that twice two is four. Indeed, in such a case an oath would imply the possibility of doubt. Yet now it seemed that perpetuity meant eight years, nine months and some odd days, while the last syllable of recorded time was Wednesday, the seventeenth of May.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Aubrey–Maturin series, The Far Side of the World, 1975
A lover confronts the fear that his deep, seemingly eternal love may end when his beloved dies, questioning the permanence of devotion.
In simple terms: He worries his love will end with her death.
Key Takeaway
Accept love’s impermanence and cherish present moments.
Themes
love
mortality
faith
certainty
Mood
melancholic
reflective
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- grief
- relationship loss
- personal reflection
Key Concepts
existentialism
temporal limits
human emotion
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you cope with love’s finite nature?
- Can love be unconditional without permanence?
A Different Perspective
Love may not survive death, but the memory end.
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