'Broken things are powerful.' Things about to break are stronger still. The last shot from the brittle bow is truest.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Things near breaking often possess a unique power or intensity.
- In plain terms
- Broken things have power, and things about to break have even more.
- What can you take from it?
- Weakness can hide strength.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can brokenness be powerful?
- Is danger a source of strength?
Another view
It romanticizes damage or instability.
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