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Quote by Kenneth Auchincloss
It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow i

It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it. – Kenneth Auchincloss

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Tis not to see the world
As from a height, with rapt prophetic eyes,
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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

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