Welcome to our collection of Symbolism quotes! Symbolism is a powerful literary technique that adds depth and meaning to various forms of art, including literature, poetry, and visual arts. This category brings together a wide range of quotes that explore the rich and complex world of symbols and their significance.
Symbolism allows artists to convey complex ideas and emotions by using objects, colors, or actions that represent deeper, hidden meanings. It enables the audience to delve into the realms of metaphor and symbolism, unraveling the layers of hidden messages and interpretations. Whether you are a lover of literature, an art enthusiast, or simply curious about the profound impact symbols can have on our understanding, this compilation of quotes will ignite your imagination and expand your perspective.
Within this collection, you will find quotes from renowned authors, poets, philosophers, and artists who have harnessed the power of symbolism in their work. From the classic novels of Herman Melville and F. Scott Fitzgerald, to the thought-provoking poems of Emily Dickinson and William Blake, the quotes gathered here offer profound insights into the profound ways in which symbols shape our understanding of the world.
So, dive into this captivating collection of Symbolism quotes, and allow these words to transport you to a realm where objects, colors, and actions transcend their literal meanings, guiding us on a journey of profound understanding and interpretation.
Often in gothic novels there's a large house, an estate, and it's symbolic of that culture. Usually it's sort of moldering or rotted or something, and sometimes it's a whole community.
However, displayed right alongside all the Confederate flag paraphernalia is a bunch of American flag merch – American flag place mats, patriotic “body crystals,” flag stickers you attach to your skin. Personally, I’m small-minded and literal enough that I see the two symbols as contradictory, especially in a time of war. But I fear that the consumer who buys a Confederate flag coffee cup, which she will then put on her American flag place mat, is the sort of sophisticated thinker who is open-minded enough that she is capable of hating blacks and Arabs at the same time.
For black folks, the Confederate flag represents the same thing that the Nazi flag represents to the Jews. There is absolutely no difference when we look at it. Now, white folks try to explain it away like, 'Oh, it's OK.' But when you're black, it is not OK. It represents oppression and murder.
If I write a fantastic story, I'm not writing something willful. On the contrary, I am writing something that stands for my feelings, or for my thoughts. So that, in a sense, a fantastic story is as real and perhaps more real than a mere circumstantial story. Because after all, circumstances come and go, and symbols remain.
I am attracted to fantastic writing, and fantastic reading, of course. But I think things that we call fantastic may be real, in the sense of being real symbols.
