“Time brought along its secretary, memory, and space brought its brat, loneliness.”
“better for him that each sin of his life had brought its sure swift penalty along with it. there was purification in punishment”
“It's not the length of time we knew someone that makes them so special. It's what they brought into our lives.”
“Time takes no holiday. It does not roll idly by, but through our senses works its own wonders in the mind. Time came and went from one day to the next; in its coming and its passing it brought me other hopes and other memories. [quoted in Peter Brown, Augustine of Hippo, p. 54]”
“I brought the cup to my lips with greedBegging for longevity, my temporal needCup brought its to mine, its secret did feedTime never returns, drink, of this take heed”
“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”