Class Quote by Shailja Patel
““I love you honey / was the dribbled caramel / of Hollywood movies / Dallas / Dynasty / where electricity surged through skyscrapers / twenty-four hours a day / hot water gushed / at the touch of gleaming taps / banquets obscene as the Pentagon / were mere backdrops / to emotion without consequences / words that / cost nothing / meant nothing.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: “Electric Dreams”, 2020
The poem juxtaposes mundane details with grand emotions, highlighting how everyday scenes can frame deep feelings that lack tangible impact.
In simple terms: Everyday scenes can frame deep, empty emotions.
Key Takeaway
Recognize the emptiness behind flashy settings.
Themes
mundane
emotion
emptiness
Mood
reflective
critical
Type
poetic
analytical
When to use this quote
- urban life
- cinema
- media critique
- personal reflection
Key Concepts
postmodernism
symbolism
Questions to Reflect On
- What makes an emotion meaningful?
- How do settings shape our feelings?
A Different Perspective
The lack of consequence may render emotions meaningless.
![“So give me back that time again, When I was still ‘becoming’, [185] When words gushed like a fountain In new, and endless flowing, Then for me mists veiled the world, In every bud the wonder glowed, A thousand flowers I unfurled, [190] That every valley, richly, showed. I had nothing, yet enough…” quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/46c/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-36_passion_so-give-me-back-that-time-again-when-i-w_2953106.jpg)
