# Epigraph explained — Yama

> Chapter companion for Yama by Aleksandr Kuprin.

## What happens

The epigraph presents a paradoxical statement about the nature of horror, suggesting that the true horror lies in the absence of horror itself.

## Key lines

> All the horror is in just this, that there is no horror⁠ ⁠…

The true terror is that nothing is perceived as terrifying.

_This epigraph sets a philosophical tone for the book, hinting at themes of moral numbness and societal indifference._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/yama_se/chapters/epigraph
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