#The Secret Scripture

Active
29quotes

Quotes about the-secret-scripture

"The Secret Scripture" is a profound exploration of memory, identity, and the intricate tapestry of human experience. This topic delves into the hidden narratives that shape our lives, often buried beneath the surface of our everyday existence. It represents themes of resilience, introspection, and the quest for understanding one's past. People are drawn to quotes about "The Secret Scripture" because they resonate with the universal desire to uncover the truths that lie within us, to reconcile with our histories, and to find meaning in the stories we tell ourselves. These quotes often encapsulate the delicate balance between remembering and forgetting, offering insights into the complexities of human nature and the enduring spirit of those who seek to piece together the fragments of their lives. In a world where personal histories can be both a source of pain and a wellspring of strength, "The Secret Scripture" invites us to reflect on the power of narrative and the enduring quest for self-discovery.

"
I am clearly content to be beyond help.
SB
#sebastian-barry #the-secret-scripture
"
I smiled at him my oldest old-woman smile, as if I did not quite understand.
SB
#humor #sebastian-barry #the-secret-scripture
"
There was nothing to see but in my mind's eye I could see everything, because she had supplied the ancient cinema of this place.
SB
#setting #sebastian-barry #the-secret-scripture
"
A savage sense entered me, of being of such small account in the world that I wasn't to be helped, that priest and woman and man had put out an edict that I wasn't to be helped, I was to be left to the elements, just as I was, a walking animal, forsaken.Maybe it was then that some part of me leapt away from myself, something fled from my brain, I don't know.
SB
#isolated #dissociation #outcast #forsaken #sebastian-barry #the-secret-scripture
"
Little sins of omission that loom large now. You could go mad.
SB
#remorse #sebastian-barry #the-secret-scripture
"
I did not intend to cry out, but as you will see these small actions, associated in most people's minds with the ease and happiness of life, are to me still like knives in my heart to think of.
SB
#painful #painful-memories #sebastian-barry #the-secret-scripture
"
Some friendships though, even strong and interesting ones, seem to have quite a short term, and cannot be prolonged.
SB
#friendship #friendships #fleeting #sebastian-barry #the-secret-scripture
"
How difficult it is to live.
SB
#life #difficult #sebastian-barry #the-secret-scripture
"
Unfathomable. Fathoms. I wonder is that the difficulty, that my memories and my imaginings are lying deeply in the same place? Or one on top of the other like layers of shells and sand in a piece of limestone, so that they have become the same element, and I cannot distinguish one from the other with any ease, unless it is from close, close looking?Which is why I am so afraid to speak to Dr. Grene, lest I give him only imaginings.Imaginings. A nice sort of a word for catastrophe and delusion.
SB
#words #memory #simile #delusion #sebastian-barry #the-secret-scripture
"
My fate, my fate as woeful as my father's, my ridiculous, heartless, funny fate.
SB
#fate #sebastian-barry #the-secret-scripture
Showing 1 to 10 of 29 results