Quote by R. S. Thomas

It was not I who lived, but life rather that lived me.

It was not I who lived, but life rather that lived me.

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker feels like they were a passive participant in their own life, with life itself taking the lead and dictating their experiences. They imply that their actions and choices were not products of their own agency, but rather a result of external forces or circumstances directing them. It conveys a sense of being swept along by life's currents, highlighting a lack of control or autonomy in shaping one's own existence.

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Life

By R. S. Thomas

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