without any doubt he was whatever(first and last) most people fear most: a mystery for which iv'e no word except alive
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A person is valued as a mystery rather than defined by labels.
- In plain terms
- He was a mystery to others, best described as alive.
- What can you take from it?
- People are mysteries, not definitions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who remains a mystery to you?
- How do you define others?
Another view
It romanticizes unknowability over understanding.
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