Memory is a snare, pure and simple; it alters, it subtly rearranges the past to fit the present.

---

We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker’s damn is the history we make today.

---

Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.

---

I’m sorry I can’t do more. But happy birthday, Sadie.” He leaned forward and kissed me on the lips. ― Rick Riordan

---

I met a boy whose eyes showed me that the past, present and future were all the same thing. ― Jennifer Elisabeth

---

A friend is a gift you give yourself.

---

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

---

Live one day at a time. Keep your attention in present time. Have no expectations. Make no judgements. And give up the need to know why things happen as they do. Give it up! — Caroline Myss

---

You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan. - Maude Adams

---

I was brought up to respect my elders, so now I don't have to respect anybody. ― George Burns

---