One must always maintain ones connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. To remain in touch with the past requires a love of memory. To remain in touch with the past requires a constant imaginative effort. – Gaston Bachelard
There was a time in the marriage when I could no longer look at myself in a mirror, couldnt feel I was a nice person. A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself. – Dionne Warwick