Behaviour Quote by Vladimir Nabokov
“Whenever I start thinking of my love for a person, I am in the habit of immediately drawing radii from my love - from my heart, from the tender nucleus of a personal matter- to monstrously remote points of the universe. Something impels me to measure the consciousness of my love against such unimaginable and incalculable things as the behaviour of nebulae (whose very remoteness seems a form of insanity), the dreadful pitfalls of eternity, the unknowledgeable beyond the unknown, the helplessness, the cold, the sickening involutions and interpenetrations of space and time.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: Ada, Vladimir Nabokov, 1969
He measures love by comparing it to vast, incomprehensible cosmic scales, emphasizing its infinite and mysterious nature.
In simple terms: Love is as boundless as the universe.
Key Takeaway
Embrace love’s limitless mystery.
Themes
philosophy
emotion
cosmos
existential
Mood
wonderful
introspective
Type
poetic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- poetry writing
- philosophical contemplation
- spiritual practice
- creative expression
Key Concepts
infinity
metaphor
subjectivity
Questions to Reflect On
- How does this view affect your relationships?
- Can love be both intimate and infinite?
A Different Perspective
Such cosmic comparisons can feel abstract and inaccessible.
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