Consciousness Quote by Tao Lin
“He sometimes felt that life was something that had already risen, and all of this, the Jackson Pollack of spring, summer, and fall, the vague refrigeration and tinfoiled sky of wintertime, was just a falling, really, originward, in a kind of correction, as if by spritual gravity, towards the wiser consciousness--or consciousnessless, maybe; could gravity trick itself like that?--of death. It was a kind of movement both very slow and very fast; there was both too much and not enough time to think.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: The End of the World Is a Book, Tao Lin, 2020
Life is portrayed as a cyclical drift toward death, guided by a spiritual gravity that may be either wise or unconscious.
In simple terms: Life drifts toward death, guided by unseen forces.
Key Takeaway
Accept life's flow and seek meaning within it.
Themes
mortality
spirituality
time
existentialism
Mood
contemplative
melancholic
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- grief processing
- philosophical reflection
- creative writing
- mindfulness
- acceptance
Key Concepts
cyclical drift
spiritual gravity
consciousness
death
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you perceive the pull of destiny?
- Can you find agency within inevitable cycles?
A Different Perspective
The metaphor may over‑emphasize inevitability, ignoring agency.
