“Elephants can remember, but we are human beings and mercifully human beings can forget.”
“But what humans forget, cells remember. The body, that elephant”
“There lies before us, if we choose, continual progress in happiness, knowledge and wisdom. Shall we instead choose death, because we cannot forget our quarrels? I appeal as a human being to human beings; remember your humanity, and forget the rest.”
“We are always human and we should never forget the burden of being only human”
“Civilization is very fragile, all it takes is a few decades of chaos for us to forget humanity and turn into animals. Our base natures can take over very fast. We can forget that we are sentient beings, with laws and codes and ethics.”
“I mention her name and the old pain returns. Forget her, you say? How can you forget a living human being?”