Bones Quote by William Faulkner
“And I will look down and see my murmuring bones and the deep water like wind, like a roof of wind, and after a long time they cannot distinguish even bones upon the lonely and inviolate sand.”
About This Quote
The speaker feels isolated, hearing their own thoughts echo like wind, unable to discern anything beyond emptiness.
In simple terms: Isolation makes inner thoughts feel endless and indistinguishable.
Key Takeaway
Seek connection to break the silence.
Themes
isolation
existential
nature
Mood
melancholic
contemplative
Type
literary
poetic
When to use this quote
- lonely travel
- grief
- creative block
- spiritual searching
Key Concepts
solitude
inner dialogue
desert imagery
Questions to Reflect On
- How does isolation affect your perception?
- What anchors you in emptiness?
A Different Perspective
The poetic language may obscure practical meaning.
![“Having reached 451 books as of now doesn't help the situation. If I were to be dying now, I would be murmuring, "Too bad! Only four hundred fifty-one." (Those would be my next-to-last words. The last ones will be: "I love you, Janet.") [They were. -Janet.]” quote by Isaac Asimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/308/isaac-asimov-309_book_having-reached-451-books-as-of-now-doesn_453401.jpg)
![“To cleave that sea [the Aegean] in the gentle autumnal season, murmuring the name of each islet, is to my mind the joy most apt to transport the heart of man into paradise.” quote by Nikos Kazantzakis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b6a/nikos-kazantzakis-1116_gentle_to-cleave-that-sea-the-aegean-in-the-gen_272275.jpg)
