“I used to think that once you really knew a thing, its truth would shine on forever. Now it's pretty obvious to me that more often than not the batteries fade, and sometimes what you knew even goes out with a bang when you try and call on it, just like a light bulb cracking off when you throw the switch.” ThinkingTryingSometimesLightUsedForeverShiningObviousFadesBangsBatteriesBulbsLight BulbShine On Author:Lucy Grealy
“I used to think truth was eternal, that once I knew, once I saw, it would be with me forever, a constant by which everything else could be measured. I know now that this isn’t so, that most truths are inherently unretainable, that we have to work hard all our lives to remember the most basic things.” ThinkingKnowsHardWisdomWould BeTruthRememberUsedForeverKnowingSawsOur LivesSeeingHard WorkEternalConstantInherentMeasurementBasicsLife LearningBasic Things Book:Autobiography of a Face Source: Autobiography of a Face
