Famous quote by Lawrence Durrell

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Perhaps our only sickness is to desire a truth which we cannot bear rather than to rest content with the fictions we man
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"Perhaps our only sickness is to desire a truth which we cannot bear rather than to rest content with the fictions we manufacture out of each other"

- Lawrence Durrell

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This quote by Lawrence Durrell talks to the human condition of desiring something that is unattainable. We often desire a reality that is too hard to bear, instead of accepting the fictions we create out of each other. This might be interpreted as a commentary on the human tendency to idealize and glamorize relationships, rather of accepting the reality of them. It could also be translated as a commentary on our tendency to look for a higher fact, instead of accepting the realities that are offered to us. Eventually, this quote speaks with the idea that our only illness is our desire for something that is impossible to achieve.

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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by Lawrence Durrell between January 27, 1912 and November 7, 1990. She was a famous Writer from United Kingdom. The author also have 24 other quotes.

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