Poem Quote by Paul Bowles
““Poem Things will go on like this for Ever. No Thing shall shatter. No Tree. No Blade of grass shall be There. No Thing but Blue rocks shall Fill the valley where I Sleep. Things shall go on like this for Ever. Things shall be un Broken. No action shall shatter. No Thing shall escape and no Body shall shatter ideas and no Being shall shatter. No Tree. No Blade of grass shall Be present to Witness the Incident. ******** Everything shall be always thus. No Thing shall be turned or moved. Touched. All shall forever be so.””
About This Quote
Source Short Story: The End of the World, Paul Bowles, 1960
The passage depicts an unchanging, immutable reality where nothing ever alters, emphasizing existential stasis and the futility of action.
In simple terms: Everything stays the same forever.
Key Takeaway
Accept permanence or find meaning within it.
Themes
stasis
existential
immutability
futility
Mood
contemplative
melancholic
Type
literary
existential
When to use this quote
- meditation
- art creation
- grief processing
- spiritual practice
- environmental observation
Key Concepts
philosophy
nihilism
determinism
Questions to Reflect On
- Can you find purpose when nothing changes?
- What does permanence mean for personal growth?
A Different Perspective
Even in static worlds, agency can be imagined.
