G.P. TaylorI know who you are. My father told me stories about you. He talked about your hands- hands that created the world surrendered to cruel nails
About This Quote
The quote, "I know who you are. My father told me stories about you. He talked about your hands- hands that created the world surrendered to cruel nails," is a well loved saying by many parents. The words in it have a very profound meaning.
It is a story that has been passed down from generation to generation and tells us that even though we think we have created the world, at the same time our hands were made for something else. Hands that create the world surrendered to cruel nails means, "They lost their power and could not recreate the world."
Source: The Great Mogul Diamond
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