“The past and the present wilt. I have fill’d them, emptied them,And proceed to fill my next fold of the future.”

“The present moment is significant, not as the bridge between past and future, but by reason of its contents -- contents which can fill our emptiness and become ours, if we are capable of receiving them. ”

“I'm not worried about the future as much as I'm worried about the past. About keeping my memories real and not sacrificing them to match the present.”

“I need to acknowledge that she may have controlled my past, but she doesn't have to dominate my present and my future, too”

“The past does not only draw us back to the past. There are certain memories of the past that have strong steel springs and, when we who live in the present touch them, they are suddenly stretched taut and then they propel us into the future.”

“The longest journeyIs the journey inwards.Of him who has chosen his destiny,Who has started upon his questFor the source of his being." page 58The present moment is significant, not as the bridge between past and future, but by reason of its contents, contents which can fill our emptiness and become ours, if we are capable of receiving them." page 62”