Whatever it is that pulls the pin, that hurls you past the boundaries of your own life into a brief and total beauty, even for a moment, it is enough.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that experiencing moments of profound beauty can transcend the struggles of life, making those moments worthwhile.
Jeanette Winterson's quote reflects the idea that while life may often constrain us with boundaries and limitations, there are brief moments of beauty that can elevate our experiences. These moments, even if fleeting, hold significant value and can provide a sense of fulfillment and transcendence that makes the hardships of life more bearable.
In practice
This quote can be used in a motivational speech about finding joy in everyday moments.
What is remembered is not a deed in stone but a metaphor. Meta = above. Pheren = to carry. That which is carried above the literalness of life. A way of thinking that avoids the problems of gravity. The word won't let me down. The single word that can release me from all that unuttered weight.
Reading things that are relevant to the facts of your life is of limited value. The facts are, after all, only the facts, and the yearning passionate part of you will not be met there. That is why reading ourselves as a fiction as well as fact is so liberating. The wider we read the freer we become.
I have a list of titles that I leave at the [library] desk, because they are bound to be written some day, and it's best to be ahead of the queue.
Woolf wanted to say dangerous things in Orlando but she did not want to say them in the missionary position.
In that house, you will find my heart. You must break in, Henri, and get it back for me.' Was she mad? We had been talking figuratively. Her heart was in her body like mine. I tried to explain this to her, but she took my hand and put it against her chest. Feel for yourself.
History is a string full of knots, the best you can do is admire it, and maybe tie it up a bit more. History is a hammock for swinging and a game for playing.
Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive
I always try to be myself. Ever since I was an introverted kid, I'd get on stage and be able to break out of my shell.
Out of some persistent sense of large-scale ruin, we kept inventing hope.
There's those young girls that I once was, looking up to Mia Hamm, Christine Lilly, all those players, and I know how much of an effect they had on me. Knowing that, I feel like I'm in a position where I can really help be a positive influence in girls' lives.
Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful.
Never give up hope. Know that you are loved.
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