“When does the mind put forth its powers? when are the stores of memory unlocked? when does wit 'flash from fluent lips?' -- when but after a good dinner? Who will deny its influence on the affections? Half our friends are born of turbots and truffles.” MindDoeBornMemoriesHalfInfluenceLipsAffectionDenyDinnerStoresWitFlashFluentTruffles Book:Romance and Reality Source: Romance and Reality
“We're animals, I think we forget that. I think there is an ancient archetypal memory that still exists within us. If we deny that, what is the cost? So I do think it's what binds us as human beings.” IfsThinkingHumansStillsMemoriesHuman BeingsForgetAnimalCostAncientDeny Book:A voice in the wilderness: conversations with Terry Tempest Williams Source: A voice in the wilderness: conversations with Terry Tempest Williams
“By itself, an ordinary snapshot is no less banal than the petite madeleine in Proust's In Search of Lost Time... but as goad to memory, it is often the first integer in a sequence of recollections that has the power to deny time for the sake of love.” FirstsLostMemoriesOrdinarySakeDenySequenceRecollectionSnapshotsProustLost TimePetiteMadeleinesIntegers Author:Michael Lesy