Thornton WilderThe knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted upon her ideas as a tide acts upon cliffs.
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The idea that “she would never be loved in return act upon her ideas as a tide act upon cliffs” is intended to show the power of the mind. It is said that when you are searching for something you will naturally drift toward something completely different. You see something and begin to think of it as the answer, only to discover later that what you saw was not really what you were looking for. The idea here is that our minds often change course on us without our input, drifting off on tangents of thought that eventually lead us into unnecessary troubles.
Source: The Bridge Of San Luis Rey
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