--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There was such a rush about me: wing, and…" description: "\"“There was such a rush about me: wing, and tangled spray, and colors upon colors and shades of colors that were not colors at all but shifts of white a..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/theodore-sturgeon-4560_saucer-of-loneliness_there-was-such-a-rush-about-me-wing-and_3120843.jpg" --- # There was such a rush about me: wing, and tangled spray… ![“There was such a rush about me: wing, and tangled spray, and colors upon colors and shades of colors that were not colors at all but shifts of white and silver. If light like that were sound, it would sound like the sea on sand, and if my ears were eyes, they would see such a light. I crouched…” quote by Theodore Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/theodore-sturgeon-4560_saucer-of-loneliness_there-was-such-a-rush-about-me-wing-and_3120843.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/theodore-sturgeon-4560_saucer-of-loneliness_there-was-such-a-rush-about-me-wing-and_3120843.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/theodore-sturgeon-4560_saucer-of-loneliness_there-was-such-a-rush-about-me-wing-and_3120843.jpg) > ““There was such a rush about me: wing, and tangled spray, and colors upon colors and shades of colors that were not colors at all but shifts of white and silver. If light like that were sound, it would sound like the sea on sand, and if my ears were eyes, they would see such a light. I crouched there, gasping in the swirl of it, and a flood struck me, shallow and swift, turning up and outward like flower petals where it touched my knees, then soaking me to the waist in its bubble and crash. I pressed my knuckles to my eyes so they would open again. The sea on my lips with the taste of tears and the whole white night shouted and wept aloud.”” [Theodore Sturgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-sturgeon/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A vivid sensory overload blurs sight and sound, evoking deep emotion. **In simple terms:** Intense senses merge into feeling. Key Takeaway Embrace sensory immersion. Themes senses art emotion perception Mood evocative intense poetic Type literary descriptive When to use this quote - painting - music composition - poetry reading Key Concepts synesthesia aesthetic experience Questions to Reflect On - How does sensory overload affect you? - What emotions arise from such imagery? 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