“It is not the literal past, the 'facts' of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.”
“Past, present and future are not amenities of language. Time unfolds into the seamsof being. It passes through you, making and shaping. ”
“The knowledge of the past stays with us. To let go is torelease the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, theclingings and disappointments of the past that bind ourspirit.”
“Though our past may shape us, it's our future that makes us.”
“Our past may shape us, but it doesn't define who we become.”