For real, and also I've thought about this quote a lot lately. Allow me to put my English major hat on here for a second, but like, in the context of the story, the second half of this quote is clearly referencing that the Creature cannot satisfy the love he feels for the world and all that is in it (mainly his desire for some form of companionship) and therefore will instead indulge his rage. But! There is nothing within the quote to stop you from interpreting it the other way around as well.
So much of life lately makes me angry. Like deeply, deeply angry, to the point that I want to quit my job and start burning down government buildings. But satisfying my rage won't do me or anyone around me any good, even though the rage is well-earned and justifiable, just as the Creature's love of the world and desire for companionship is also justified, despite the horrors. So if I cannot satisfy my rage, I will indulge my love.
I will watch birds, and I will laugh way too loud with my friends. I will help my family as much as I can, and I will invest in my community that is right here in front of me. I will not devote hours of my life to dwelling on all that is wrong with the world without doing anything to try to make it better, even if my efforts are small. It doesn't make the rage go away, but it gives me something to do with it.
And right now, that feels better than nothing.
