If something is to stay in the memory it must be burned in: only that which never ceases hurting stays in the memory.

Friedrich Nietzsche
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If you want to keep something in your memory, it must be burned in. It is only that which never ceases hurting stays in the memory. Sometimes, people are so caught up in what they are doing that they forget to stop and look back on the things they have done. It is easy for them to be swept up by their thoughts.

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