Remember

The past is never dead. It’s not even past.
-William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun

It is not my deeds that I write down, it is myself, my essence.
-Montaigne

We should probably all pause to confront our past from time to time, because it changes its meaning as our circumstances alter.
-Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase

Life is tough and brimming with loss, and the most we can do about it is to glimpse ourselves clear now and then, and find out what we feel about familiar scenes and recurring faces this time around.
-Roger Angell, Let Me Finish