"The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality"
- Marya Mannes
About this Quote
This quote speaks with the idea that romanticism can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it can cause a sense of beauty and pleasure, however on the other, it can result in a sense of dissatisfaction and discontentment. The "curse of the romantic" is the propensity to have impractical expectations and to be excessively idealistic. This can cause a sense of greed for dreams, as the romantic is constantly looking for something more, something better. This strength of expectation can be damaging, as it can result in a sense of frustration when reality does not measure up to the romantic's expectations. In the end, this can result in a diminished reality, as the romantic is unable to value the charm of the present minute.
This quote is written / told by Marya Mannes between November 14, 1904 and September 13, 1990. She was a famous Journalist from USA.
The author also have 17 other quotes.
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"I'd like to be played as a child by Natalie Wood. I'd have some romantic scenes as Audrey Hepburn and have gritty black-and-white scenes as Patricia Neal"
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours"
"Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of one's dreams. In what other way can one deal with them? Unless the content of the dream rightly understood is inspired by alien spirits, it is part of my own being"
