Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.

Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.

of thought.

of thought.

Forget those things that aren't worth remembering.

Forget those things that aren't worth remembering.

The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.

The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.

Memories are all we really own.

Memories are all we really own.

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.

Memory is like an orgasm. It's a lot better if you don't have to fake it.

Memory is like an orgasm. It's a lot better if you don't have to fake it.

By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.

By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.

Though sands be black and bitter black the sea,
Night lie before me and behind me night,
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Though sands be black and bitter black the sea,
Night lie before me and behind me night,
And God within far Heaven refuse to light
The consolation of the dawn for me,--
Between the shadowy burns of Heaven and Hell,
It is enough love leaves my soul to dwell
With memory.