This Isn't Happening
We are all constantly starting from scratch now, and if you actually remember the past, your curse is to get annoyed when others naively unearth it.
Drew Austin • #187: A Rainbow in Curved Air
That is all we have, this moment with the world. It will not last, because nothing lasts. Entropy, mortality, extinction: the entire plan of the universe consists of losing, and no matter how much we find along the way, life amounts to a reverse savings account in which we are eventually robbed of everything. Our dreams and plans and jobs and knees... See more
Maria Popova • Losing Love, Finding Love, and Living with the Fragility of It All
Life is brutal that way … the loss of irrecoverable moments amid trivia and distraction.
Dan Simmons • Endymion
Because, as you now realize, it’s true. If your nerve holds, then nothing really did “happen”—our perception made sure it was nothing of consequence.
Ryan Holiday • The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage
