Can someone explain to me what this quote means?

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Quote by Anaïs Nin

"I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living."

Answer 1

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It means the person likes to delve into the meaning of things and has a fear of living a shallow or meaningless life.

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Arigato gozaimasu! :]

Answer 2

it means since its a mermaid it has no fear in the ocean so it no fear

Answer 3

It seems that Anaïs seeks seeks knowledge. Knowledge can be anything; knowledge, your mind, they share the same field. Your mind is absolute knowledge, the depths of what your mind can acquire. The shallow being the earth, everything that leeches off of it. It's all meaningless compared to yourself, as you decide, if it's worthy enough to commit to your mind. Your consciousness is your soul, the absolute container of everything that's "you". If you don't deem such and such worthy, it's doesn't pose any importance in your mind. Anaïs seems to take great pleasure in indulging in her self, rather than the world. Herself being her knowledge, not the earths knowledge.

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Answer 4

i agree with fisher. diving to the extreme depths of our thinking and avoiding the lack of thought and being lazy in the shallows