Share & Save
Meaning
The quote suggests that having less than you want can sometimes be useful or even desirable. It implies that creating limits for yourself may encourage focus, appreciation, or creativity. Rather than treating scarcity only as a problem, it presents it as something that can be intentionally chosen.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
No source found on Wikiquote; it is listed as attributed.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Anthony Doerr
American novelist and short story writer
Anthony Doerr is an American novelist and short story writer. He came to wide attention with his 2014 novel All the Light We Cannot See, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His work spans novels and short fiction, and he is especially known for the success of All the Light We Cannot See. The book brought him broad recognition and established him as a major contemporary American literary voice.
More from Anthony Doerr (132 quotes) →Keep reading Anthony Doerr
- “Short stories are not maybe the biggest deal in our culture anymore.”Anthony Doerr
- “The world is so fundamentally interesting that it makes me fall in love with it a dozen times a day.”Anthony Doerr
- “When people ask for book recommendations, I say this: Do some math. If you read one book every week for the r…”Anthony Doerr
- “If our biological imperative is to pass our genes to the next generation, our moral imperative has to be to t…”Anthony Doerr
More Reflections quotes
- “I’m not familiar with this word you were repeating before…‘cojones’, was it?”I blushed as Dominick patted me…”M.A. George
- “Being a parent is such a difficult business; you don't always get things right. And also, you don't want to b…”Kelly Macdonald
- “I'm just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.”Derrick Lewis
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See
2014
Cloud Cuckoo Land
2021
The Shell Collector
2001
About Grace
2005
Memory Wall
2010