“Just remain in the center; watching. And then forget that you are there.”
“We must forget in order to remain present, forget in order not to die, forget in order to remain faithful.”
“I watched a bowl of fruit on the table remain motionless. Just another example of life imitating art.”
“It's okay. We aren't in the same class. Just don't forget that some of us watch the sunset too.”
“You cannot escape where you come from, September. Some part of it remains inside you always, like the slender white heart in the center of the thickest onion.”
“Much of that afternoon remains an intense blur: Maybe extremes of pleasure and pain are just too much for the memory to handle, which is why we forget. ”