Thomas Christensen

“The past is always tense, the future perfect.”
― Zadie Smith

“In Senegal, the polite expression for saying someone died is to say his or her library has burned. When I first heard the phrase, I didn’t understand it, but over time I came to realize it was perfect. Our minds and souls contain volumes inscribed by our experiences and emotions; each individual’s consciousness is a collection of memories we’ve cataloged and stored inside us, a private library of a life lived.”
― Susan Orlean, The Library Book

“The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.”
― V. S. Naipaul, In a Free State

“When you hold onto the past your hands are too busy to receive the future.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo