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“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…” quote by R.D. Blackmore
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““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...””

R.D. Blackmore

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.

Key Takeaway

Accept ambiguity and seek inner clarity.

Themes

existential uncertainty fate communication

Mood

melancholic reflective resigned

Type

literary philosophical

When to use this quote

  • daily routine
  • seeking advice
  • contemplating destiny
  • dealing with boredom
  • accepting risk

Key Concepts

philosophy self‑reflection loneliness

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can one find meaning amid routine?
  • What role does external counsel truly play?
A Different Perspective

The passage may romanticize melancholy, overlooking proactive change.

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