'perhaps all our loves are merely hints and symbols; vagabond-language scrawled on gate-posts and paving-stones along the weary road that others have tramped before us; perhaps you and I are types and this sadness which sometimes falls between us springs from disappointment in our search, each straining through and beyond the other, snatching a glimpse now and then of the shadow whcih turns the corner always a pace or two ahead of us.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love is depicted as a search for something elusive, with individuals trying to find meaning through each other.
- In plain terms
- Love is like searching for something we can never quite catch.
- What can you take from it?
- Relationships often involve searching for deeper meaning.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is love a search for something unreachable?
- Do we find meaning in others?
Another view
It presents love as inherently unfulfilling.
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