She wondered if old dreams could haunt rooms - if, when one left forever the room where she had joyed and suffered and laughed and wept, something of her, intangible and invisible, yet nonetheless real, did not remain behind like a voiceful memory.

L.m. Montgomery
About This Quote

In this quote, the author is talking about the feelings of a person when they are separated from their lover. She wonders if their old dreams can haunt rooms. In this context, a room is a home in which a person has spent many years. The author is saying that they feel as though their old dreams, which were only memories in their youth, have somehow stuck around in the space that they have left behind. The idea of being haunted by your past is a very common theme in literature and is something that many people can relate to.

Source: Anne Of The Island: Anne Shirley Series #3

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