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Hazy Quotes

Musings on hazy moments

Several lines liken memory to something hazy, preserving trivial details while blurring what once felt important, a kind of Mystery in itself.

How strange are the tricks of memory, which, often hazy as a dream about the most important events of a man's life, religiously preserve the merest trifles.

Quotes by Richard Burton

In some ways, 'decency' is a hazy concept; we know it when we see it.

Quotes by Raja Krishnamoorthi

They are part of lots of sessions that makeup a hazy part of my session life.

Quotes by Jim Sullivan

The first moments of sleep are an image of death; a hazy torpor grips our thoughts and it becomes impossible for us to determine the exact instant when the 'I,' under another form, continues the task of existence.

Quotes by Gerard De Nerval

Ambiguity Quotes

Not a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect.

Quotes by Francis Parkman

My son, who's on the spectrum is a very rigid thinker. He needs clear-cut definitions of right and wrong. Anything hazy or gray confuses him. For instance, if I try to get him to see that a friend behaved badly,...

Quotes by Claire Scovell LaZebnik

Berry Gordy has always been this hazy legendary figure that I've known about in my childhood that was responsible for everything that I found important in the world.

Quotes by Brandon Victor Dixon

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do these quotes describe hazy memories?
They describe memory as often hazy like a dream, oddly preserving trivial details while blurring the most important events.
Is hazy used only to describe memory in this collection?
No, one quote also calls decency a hazy concept, something recognized in the moment even without a precise definition, close to Ambiguity.
Do any quotes connect haziness to sleep?
Yes, one quote compares the first moments of sleep to a hazy torpor that blurs the exact instant one drifts off.
What mood do the hazy quotes generally convey?
They convey a reflective, dreamlike Mood, often used to describe things that resist clear definition.
Why might hazy be a useful word across such different contexts?
Because it captures anything blurred or uncertain, whether that's a fading memory, a vague concept, or the edge of sleep itself.

Others treat haziness as Ambiguity, describing ideas like decency as concepts we recognize without being able to define precisely.