Quote by William S. Burroughs

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

Summary

This quote suggests that when someone is consumed by profound sadness or grief, sentimental feelings or emotional attachments lose their significance. While sentimentalism often thrives on nostalgic or romanticized notions, the depths of sadness leave no room for such superficialities. It implies that when one is engulfed in profound sorrow, they are stripped of sentimentality and forced to confront the raw, unadorned reality of their sadness without being clouded by sentimental emotions.

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Grief Grieving

By William S. Burroughs

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