We cross from memory into imagination with only a vague awareness of change.

Simon Van Booy
About This Quote

The phrase, “We cross from memory into imagination with only a vague awareness of change” is a quote from the book, The End Of Night: Searching For Natural Darkness In An Age Of Artificial Light by Wilkie Collins. Collins was talking about how we humans invented artificial lights and created artificial darkness too. The two things that were invented by the human race didn’t work which left us with nothing else to create. This quote is especially applicable to those who suffer from depression as they suffer from the inability to remember days past and feel as though there is no future. You might not be able to tell whether or not you are getting better, but you can be sure that you are getting better day by day.

Source: The Illusion Of Separateness

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