Strangeness Quote by Sarah Waters
““I remember weeping... at the silence, the stillness, the turning passages and cluttered walls. I supposed then that those things would be strange to me for ever, I felt their strangeness making me strange--make me a thing of points and hooks, a burr, a splinter in the gullet of the house.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Tipping the Velvet, Sarah Waters, 1998
The narrator feels alienated by the quiet, strange spaces of a house, turning personal discomfort into a physical metaphor.
In simple terms: Feeling out of place in quiet spaces.
Key Takeaway
Acknowledge and explore discomfort.
Themes
alienation
identity
space
Mood
introspective
melancholic
Type
literary
poetic
When to use this quote
- moving into a new home
- experiencing solitude
- creative writing
- therapy sessions
Key Concepts
metaphor
self-perception
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you describe feeling out of place?
- What spaces make you feel strange?
A Different Perspective
The metaphor may over‑dramatize ordinary feelings.
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