--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: For ever and ever, we say when we are…" description: "\"For ever and ever, we say when we are young, or in our prayers. Twice, we say it. Old One, do we not? For ever and ever ... so that a thing may be for ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/susan-cooper-10642_adventure_for-ever-and-ever-we-say-when-we-are-you_1239829.jpg" --- # For ever and ever, we say when we are young, or in our… ![“For ever and ever, we say when we are young, or in our prayers. Twice, we say it. Old One, do we not? For ever and ever ... so that a thing may be for ever, a life or a love or a quest, and yet begin again, and be for ever just as before. And any ending that may seem to come is not truly an…” quote by Susan Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/susan-cooper-10642_adventure_for-ever-and-ever-we-say-when-we-are-you_1239829.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/susan-cooper-10642_adventure_for-ever-and-ever-we-say-when-we-are-you_1239829.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/susan-cooper-10642_adventure_for-ever-and-ever-we-say-when-we-are-you_1239829.jpg) > “For ever and ever, we say when we are young, or in our prayers. Twice, we say it. Old One, do we not? For ever and ever ... so that a thing may be for ever, a life or a love or a quest, and yet begin again, and be for ever just as before. And any ending that may seem to come is not truly an ending, but an illusion. For Time does not die, Time has neither beginning nor end, and so nothing can end or die that has once had a place in Time.” [Susan Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-cooper/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Time is endless; endings are illusory, and existence repeats eternally, suggesting continuity beyond apparent conclusions. **In simple terms:** Time never ends; endings are illusions. Key Takeaway Accept perpetual cycles. Themes time eternity philosophy Mood contemplative hopeful Type literary philosophical When to use this quote - life planning - grief coping - creative storytelling Key Concepts metaphysics spirituality Questions to Reflect On - How do you find meaning in endless cycles? - Can acceptance of illusion ease loss? 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