Quote by Arthur Golden

At that moment, beauty itself struck me as a kind of painful melancholy.

At that moment, beauty itself struck me as a kind of painful

Summary

This quote portrays a personal experience where the speaker is deeply moved by beauty. However, rather than feeling joy or awe, the speaker perceives beauty as a source of melancholy or sadness. This suggests that beauty can possess a bittersweet quality, evoking complex emotions and stirring deep reflections within an individual. It implies that profound beauty can sometimes unveil a poignant realization of the transient and fleeting nature of life, prompting a mixed and somewhat sorrowful response.

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