“The more shared past there is in a relationship, the more present you need to be; otherwise, you will be forced to relive the past again and again.”

“It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.”

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) American novelist and screenwriter

“There is no present or future-only the past, happening over and over again-now.”

Eugene O'Neill A Moon for the Misbegotten

“You will only look for past events when the present is unsatisfactory. The secret to enjoying the present moment is to make it more satisfying than the past. Go beyond the limits.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.”

Barbara De Angelis (1951) American psychologist

“Sometimes you can’t let go of the past without facing it again.”

Gail Tsukiyama The Samurai's Garden

“No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.”

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

“Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems - but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems more and more incredible.”

Salman Rushdie book Midnight's Children

“The past is pervasive; it seeps into everything;… And yet because the past is irreplaceable and cannot be done again, it was that very past, not the present or the future, that was so delicate, so vulnerable, so dreadfully easy to erase.”

Robert Hughes (1938–2012) Australian critic, historian, writer

“There is no past. Past is present when you carry it with you.”

Flora Rheta Schreiber (1918–1988) American journalist