"Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering - because you can't take it in all at once"
- Audrey Hepburn
About this Quote
This quote by Audrey Hepburn speaks with the concept that life is a journey of discovery. We experience things in the minute, however it is only later on that we can genuinely appreciate and comprehend them. Life is like walking through a museum, where we take in the sights and sounds, however it is only later on that we can review what we have actually seen and truly appreciate it. We may look up info in books or speak with others about our experiences, but it is just when we take the time to reflect that we can really understand and remember what we have actually seen. Life is a journey of discovery, and it is just when we make the effort to reflect that we can genuinely appreciate and understand what we have experienced.
"I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I was reading the sixth, 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince', there were bits in there where I was going, 'God, I would love to do that because it's so good'"