Ceremony Love Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Poem.Paragraph)

Quote #4

The changes pulled against themselves inside him [ . . . ] The terror of the dreaming he had done on this bed was gone, uprooted from his belly; and the woman had filled the hollow spaces with new dreams. (XXV.76)

Falling in love with this woman is definitely a part of Tayo's healing process. Now instead of nightmares he has dreams about her at night. We'd call it an improvement.

Quote #5

The mountain outdistanced their destruction, just as love had outdistanced death. The mountain could not be lost to them, because it was in their bones; Josiah and Rocky were not far away. They were close; they had always been close. And he loved them then as he had always loved them, the feeling pulsing over him as strong as it had ever been. (XXV.77)

The realization that love doesn't end just because someone dies is a major step for Tayo in his healing process. At the beginning of the novel, he felt lonely and sad when he woke up and remembered that Josiah was dead. Now he doesn't need to feel lonely anymore because he can feel Josiah and Rocky's love all the time. It's transcends space and time, just like pizza.

Quote #6

They loved him that way; he could still feel the love they had for him. The damage that had been done had never reached this feeling. This feeling was their life, vitality locked deep in blood memory, and the people were strong, and the fifth world endured, and nothing was ever lost as long as the love remained. (XXV.77)

Sounds like love, or feeling, is a way to remember things. The feeling of love is locked "deep in blood memory," and ensures that nothing is ever lost.