She wanted to explain everything to him–how certain notes of the Moonlight Sonata shredded her heart like wind inside a paper bag; how her soul felt as endless and deep as the sea churning on their left; how the sight of the young Muslim couple filled her with an emotion that was equal parts joy and sadness; and above all, how she wanted a marriage that was different from the dead sea of marriages she saw all around her, how she wanted something finer, deeper, a marriage made out of silk and velvet instead of coarse cloth, a marriage made of clouds and stardust and red earth and ocean foam and moonlight and sonatas and books and art galleries and passion and kindness and sorrow and ecstasy and of fingers touching from under a burqua. Thrity Umrigar
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In this quote, the author refers to her love as a moonlight sonata. This is a very poetic way to describe her feelings for him. The Moonlight Sonata is a famous piece of classical music by Beethoven. It’s a song that starts out slowly and becomes faster and faster towards the end.

This is the perfect description of the intensity of her feelings for him. She wanted a marriage that was different from the dead sea of marriages she saw all around her. A marriage that was made out of silk and velvet instead of coarse cloth.

A marriage to be made out of clouds and stardust and red earth and ocean foam and moonlight and sonatas and books and art galleries and passion and kindness.

Source: The Space Between Us

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