But what is the past? Could it be, the firmness of the past is just illusion? Could the past be a kaleidoscope, a pattern of images that shift with each disturbance of a sudden breeze, a laugh, a thought? And if the shift is everywhere, how would we know?

Alan Lightman
About This Quote

This quote is taken from the book "The Peripheral" by William Gibson, who is a well-known science fiction writer. In this quote, he is trying to describe the idea that the past is not fixed. He agrees with the idea that our memories are always changing. We can never be sure if what we are remembering is actually the past or what we are remembering now.

Source: Einsteins Dreams

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