“He gave her what no one else had ever been able to give. A past to cherish. A present toenjoy. A future to anticipate”
“Live the moment. Cherish the present. Anticipate the future. Frame the yesteryear”
“A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.”
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
“He now knew that the words he had spoken to Maestro Ambrogio had been prophetic; with Giulietta in his arms, all other women--past, present, and future--simply ceased to exist.”
“He imagined his past gone, along with his future. Death was the understanding of the immediate present: that there is finally nothing else.”