"An Imaginary Life" Quotes
A Roman poet exiled to the outskirts of the empire forms a deep connection with a wild boy and experiences a transformation in "An Imaginary Life" by David Malouf.
fiction | 156 pages | Published in 1978
Quotes
There is a darkness that has come over me.
emotionsdarkness
I am cut off from the world around me.
isolation
I am becoming part of the landscape.
natureintegration
I have forgotten the faces of men.
memoryforgetfulness
I seek the language of the birds.
communicationnature
I am no longer a civilized being.
identitycivilization
I have found a new way of being in the world.
changeadaptation
I am beginning to understand the language of the forest.
natureunderstanding
There is a wildness in me that I cannot suppress.
wildnessinner self
I am living in the moment, with no thought of the past or future.
presencemindfulness
