Let the past drift away with the water.

Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.

One must always maintain one’s connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. To remain in touch with the past requires a love of memory. To remain in touch with the past requires a constant imaginative effort.

Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time.

There is a way to look at the past. Don’t hide from it. It will not catch you — if you don’t repeat it.

How we remember, what we remember, and why we remember form the most personal map of our individuality.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

The past should be a springboard, not a hammock.