But there's this one thing I wanted to say... I'm so ashamed of myself... When Jack quoted something, it was usually classical... no, don't protect me now... I kept saying to Bobby, I've got to talk to somebody, I've got to see somebody, I want to say this one thing, it's been almost an obsession with me, all I keep thinking of is this line from a musical comedy, it's been an obsession with me... At night before we'd go to sleep... we had an old Victrola. Jack liked to play some records. His back hurt, the floor was so cold. I'd get out of bed at night and play it for him, when it was so cold getting out of bed... on a Victrola ten years old-and the song he loved most came at the very end of this record, the last side of Camelot, sad Camelot... 'Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot.'...There'll never be another Camelot again...
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A long reflection on a beloved song about a fleeting golden era called Camelot.
- In plain terms
- She loved a song about a special time that passed.
- What can you take from it?
- Memories of joy can become a haunting.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines a brief shining moment?
- How do you hold onto the past?
Another view
The sentiment is highly personal to her experience.
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