“The act of memory is an act of ghostwriting.”

“Scholars discern motions of history & formulate these motions into rules that govern the rises & falls of civilizations. My belief runs contrary, however. To wit: history admits no rules, only outcomes. What precipitates outcomes? Vicious acts and virtuous acts. What precipitates acts? Belief.”

“Act, implores the Ghost of Future Regret. I shan't give you another chance.”

“Any society's upper-crust is riddled with immorality, how else d'you think they keep their power? Reputation is king of the public sphere, not private. It is dethroned by public acts.”

“Memory Serves." Duplicitous couplet.”

“Memories are their own descendents masquerading as the ancestors of the present.”

“I have no earliest memories, Archivist. Every day of my life in Papa Song was as uniform as the fries we vended.”