D. H. Lawrence Quotes About Oblivion

Quotes about: Oblivion

• And if tonight my soul may find her peace in sleep, and sink in good oblivion, and in the morning wake like a new-opened flower then I have been dipped again in God, and new-created.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Peace, Morning, Flower

  "Shadows" l. 1 (1932)

• Brute force crushes many plants. Yet the plants rise again. The Pyramids will not last a moment compared with the daisy. And before Buddha or Jesus spoke the nightingale sang, and long after the words of Jesus and Buddha are gone into oblivion the nightingale still will sing. Because it is neither preaching nor commanding nor urging. It is just singing. And in the beginning it was not a Word, but a chirrup.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Crush, Time, Jesus

  D. H. Lawrence, Simonetta de Filippis (2002). “Sketches of Etruscan Places and Other Italian Essays”, p.36, Cambridge University Press

• Sleep is a hint of lovely oblivion.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Sleep, Lovely, Hints

  D. H. Lawrence (2008). “Complete Poems by Lawrence: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition”, p.528, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Are you willing to be sponged out, erased, cancelled, made nothing? Are you willing to be made nothing? Dipped into oblivion? If not, you will never really change.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Change, Oblivion, Made

  D. H. Lawrence (2008). “Complete Poems by Lawrence: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition”, p.540, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Build then the ship of death, for you must take the longest journey, to oblivion.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Death, Journey, Ships

  D.H. Lawrence (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)”, p.6883, Delphi Classics

• Sing then the core of dark and absolute oblivion where the soul at last is lost in utter peace.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Dark, Soul, Singing

  D. H. Lawrence (2008). “Complete Poems by Lawrence: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition”, p.525, ReadHowYouWant.com

• Now it is autumn and the falling fruit
  and the long journey towards oblivion.
  The apples falling like great drops of dew
  to bruise themselves an exit from themselves.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Death, Fall, Autumn

  D.H. Lawrence (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)”, p.6883, Delphi Classics

• Oh build your ship of death. Oh build it! For you will need it. For the voyage of oblivion awaits you.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Death, Atheism, Needs

  D.H. Lawrence (2013). “Delphi Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)”, p.4113, Delphi Classics

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