Beautiful Quote by Virginia Woolf
““I often wish I'd got on better with your father,' he said. But he never liked anyone who--our friends,' said Clarissa; and could have bitten her tongue for thus reminding Peter that he had wanted to marry her. Of course I did, thought Peter; it almost broke my heart too, he thought; and was overcome with his own grief, which rose like a moon looked at from a terrace, ghastly beautiful with light from the sunken day. I was more unhappy than I've ever been since, he thought. And as if in truth he were sitting there on the terrace he edged a little towards Clarissa; put his hand out; raised it; let it fall. There above them it hung, that moon. She too seemed to be sitting with him on the terrace, in the moonlight.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: “Mrs Dalloway” (excerpt) by Virginia Woolf, 1925
A tangled emotional scene reveals longing, grief, and fleeting connection under moonlit contemplation.
In simple terms: Complex feelings surface during a night scene.
Key Takeaway
Acknowledge fleeting emotions.
Themes
love
grief
memory
moonlight
Mood
melancholic
poetic
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- romantic encounters
- family gatherings
- night reflections
- artistic creation
Key Concepts
Existential longing
interpersonal dynamics
Questions to Reflect On
- What does the moon symbolize for you?
- How do unspoken feelings shape relationships?
A Different Perspective
Emotions may be idealized, not resolved.
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