I was talking about time. It's so hard for me to believe in it. Some things go. Pass on. Some things just stay. I used to think it was my rememory. You know. Some thins you forget. Other things you never do. But it's not. Places, places are still here. If a house burns down, it's done, but the place--the picture of it--stays, and not just in my rememory, but out there, in the world. What I remember is a picture floating around out there outside my head. I mean, even if I don't think it, even if I die, the picture of what I did, or know, or saw is still out there. Right in the place where it happened. Toni Morrison
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The idea of places and the memories we have of them sticking around for a long time is interesting. The use of wandering and moving images in this quote could be referring to the idea that we still think about and remember certain things even after we have moved or changed our lives. We may still think back on certain experiences and events from years ago, even when we aren't thinking about them specifically. This idea could also be referring to the fact that our memories can be stored in our brains in such a way that they appear to be floating around outside of our heads. Our memories can also become so embedded within our brains that we don't even realize they are there.

Source: Beloved

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