Why is it," he said, one time, at the subway entrance, "I feel I've known you so many years?" "Because I like you," she said, "and I don't want anything from you.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the depth of connection and appreciation that can exist between individuals without the need for ulterior motives.
In this exchange, the characters express a profound sense of familiarity and kinship that transcends time. It encapsulates the idea that genuine relationships can be formed based on mutual liking and respect, free from the expectations and demands often associated with social interactions. The woman’s reassurance that she desires nothing in return emphasizes the purity of their connection.
In practice
During a community gathering, sharing this quote could highlight the importance of genuine interactions.
I've written about 2,000 short stories; I've only published 300 and I feel I'm still learning. Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old fashioned virtues of hard, constant labor, he'll eventually make some kind of career for himself as a writer. Ray Bradbury, 1967 interview (Doing the Math - that means for every story he sold, he wrote six "un-publishable" ones. Keep typing!)
I never went to college, so I went to the library.
There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.
I think the sun is a flower, That blooms for just one hour.
The first thing a writer should be is - excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms. Without such vigor, he might as well be out picking peaches or digging ditches; God knows it'd be better for his health.
You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.
Oh my God, sociability is just a big smile and a big smile is nothing but teeth, I wish I could just stay up here and rest and be kind." But somebody brought up some wine and that started me off.
It is at least a small comfort to me, as a gay rights and marriage equality advocate, to know that like any marriage, gay and lesbian couples are subject to the same complications and hardships that afflict marriages between heterosexual couples.
I want to spend my time with people who don't look to be respected. But such good people won't want to spend their time with me.
Men have always been afraid that women could get along without them.
Excess of love, did ye say? There was no excess, there was defect. She loved her son too little, not too much. If she had loved him more there'd be no difficulty.
I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like.
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