"I give the fight up: let there be an end, a privacy, an obscure nook for me. I want to be forgotten even by God"
- Robert Browning
About this Quote
In this quote, Robert Browning expresses a deep desire to escape from the struggles and challenges of life. He is tired of combating and wants to retreat to a location of privacy and anonymity. Making use of words like "privacy" and "unknown nook" suggest a yearning for a covert and secluded space where he can be alone with his ideas. The reference of being forgotten even by God highlights the level of his weariness and desperation. It is a poignant expression of someone who is overwhelmed and seeking break from the problems of life.
"In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable"