Memory warps time, as it does the sights and sounds and smells of reality; for what shapes it is emotion, which can twist what seems clear, just as the surface of a pond seems to bend the stick thrust into the water.

Sherwood Smith
About This Quote

In this quotation, the narrator is explaining how memory warps time. Emotion is what makes time different from reality. Emotion can twist what seems clear because it is tied to memory. Memory also warps the surface of a pond because it is tied to emotion. While emotions exist in our memories, they are twisted by our memories and not necessarily a true reflection of how we feel at a given moment in time.

Source: Crown Duel

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