“There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance.”
“Sacrifice is at the heart of repentance. Without deeds, your apology is worthless.”
“I did not want to be taken for a fool – the typical French reason for performing the worst of deeds without remorse.”
“Due to attachment, anger, and foolishness, I have committed numberless mistakes in speech, deed and thought. I bow my head and repent. I vow from today to begin anew, to live day and night in mindfulness, and not to repeat my previous mistakes.”
“Memory is a part of the present. It builds us up inside; it knits our bones to our muscles and keeps our hearts pumping. It is memory that reminds our bodies to work, and memory that reminds our spirits to work to: it keeps us who we are.~Candle”
“...the haunted always take refuge in stillness.”