“Solitude, Celia realizes now, exists for us not to remember but to forget.”

“In solitude we realize that nothing human is alien to us.”

“We musn't forget that our bodies decline, friends die, everyone forgets about us, and the end is solitude,”

“in time of daffodils(who knowthe goal of living is to grow)forgetting why,remember howin time of lilacs who proclaimthe aim of waking is to dream,remember so(forgetting seem)in time of roses(who amazeour now and here with paradise)forgetting if,remember yesin time of all sweet things beyondwhatever mind may comprehend,remember seek(forgetting find)and in a mystery to be(when time from time shall set us free)forgetting me,remember me”

“Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.”

“We can remove the blocks to realizing our Higher Power by experiencing (including living in the Now), remembering, forgiving and surrendering (these five realizations can be viewed as being ultimately the same). Regular spiritual practices help us with this realization. (138)”