Day to day Quote by R.D. Blackmore
““I cannot go through all my thoughts, so as to make them clear to you, nor have I ever dwelt on things, to shape a story of them. I know not where the beginning was, nor where the middle ought to be, nor even how at the present time I feel, or think, or ought to think. If I look for help to those around me, who should tell me right and wrong (being older and much wiser), I meet sometimes with laughter, and at other times with anger... ...I think; and nothing ever comes of it. Nothing, I mean, which I can grasp, and have with any surety; nothing but faint images, and wonderment, and wandering... ...Often too I wonder at the odds of fortune, which made me (helpless as I am, and fond of peace, and reading), the heiress of this mad domain... ...You must be tired of this story, and the time I take to think, and the weariness of my telling; but my life from day to day shows so little variance. Among the riders there is none whose safe return I watch for- I mean none more than any other- and indeed there seems no risk...””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore, 1869
The speaker laments the impossibility of fully articulating thoughts and the uncertainty of moral guidance, feeling trapped by fate and monotony.
In simple terms: Can't fully explain thoughts; feels stuck and uncertain.
Accept ambiguity and seek inner clarity.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- daily routine
- seeking advice
- contemplating destiny
- dealing with boredom
- accepting risk
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can one find meaning amid routine?
- What role does external counsel truly play?
The passage may romanticize melancholy, overlooking proactive change.