If I said I was madly in love with you, I'd be lying and what's more, you'd know it.
Margaret MitchellRead
It's a curse - this not wanting to look on naked realities. Until the war, life was never more real to me than a shadow show on a curtain. And I preferred it so. I do not like the outlines of things to be too sharp. I like them gently blurred, a little hazy.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses a preference for illusion over harsh reality, suggesting that a blurred perception of life is more comforting.
Margaret Mitchell's quote reflects the idea that a clear view of reality can be burdensome and painful, especially in times of conflict or struggle. The speaker reveals a longing for a life that is more like a gentle illusion—where harsh truths are softened and life’s complexities are not starkly outlined, as this provides a sense of comfort and escape from the weight of reality.
Themes
RealityIllusionComfortPerceptionLife
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about coping with tragedy, this quote serves to illustrate how individuals might prefer comfort over the painful truths of their circumstances.
More from Margaret Mitchell
All quotes →You're like the thief who isn't the least bit sorry he stole, but is terribly, terribly sorry he's going to jail. - Rhett Butler
Margaret MitchellRead
Well, my dear, take heart. Some day, I will kiss you and you will like it. But not now, so I beg you not to be too impatient.
Margaret MitchellRead
men are so conceited they’ll believe anything that flatters them
Margaret MitchellRead
Oh, why was he so handsomely blond, so courteously aloof, so maddeningly boring with his talk about Europe and books and music and poetry and things that interested her not at all - and yet so desirable?
Margaret MitchellRead
All really nice girls wonder when men don't try to kiss them. They know they shouldn't want them to and they know they must act insulted if they do, but just the same, they wish the men would try.
Margaret MitchellRead
Similar quotes
If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house, what books he may read or what films he may watch.
Thurgood MarshallRead
The true test of liberty is the right to test it, the right to question it, the right to speak to my neighbors, to grab them by the shoulders and look into their eyes and ask, “Are we free?” I have thought that if we are free, the answer cannot hurt us. And if we are not free, must we not hear the answer?
Gerry SpenceRead
Anger, depression, guilt, and shame are the product of the thinking that is at the base of violence on our planet.
Marshall B. RosenbergRead
Body and soul are not two different things, but only two different ways of perceiving the same thing. Similarly, physics and psychology are only different attempts to link our experiences together by way of systematic thought.
Albert EinsteinRead
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Oscar WildeRead
I think if we wish to live in any kind of a moral universe, we must hold the perpetrators of violence responsible for the violence they perpetrate. It's very simple. The criminal is responsible for the crime.
Salman RushdieRead