Quote by Barbara Kingsolver

Pain reaches the heart with electrical speed, but truth moves to the heart as slowly as a glacier.

Pain reaches the heart with electrical speed, but truth move

Summary

This quote suggests that while pain and negative emotions can impact us instantly and deeply, the acceptance and understanding of truth often take a significant amount of time. Pain can strike us like a sudden jolt of electricity, causing immediate and intense emotions. On the other hand, truth involves a slower and more gradual process of realization and acceptance, similar to the movement of glaciers that shape and transform the landscape over time. It implies that the path to understanding and embracing truth is a slow and sometimes challenging journey.

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Truth

By Barbara Kingsolver

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