“The past was gone, after all, and the future was the only thing they had left.”

“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”

“After all, the wrong is done. It is past and cannot be changed. We have only the present and the future upon which to move forward.”

“The past is gone-the future is not come. And we are here together, you and I.”

“It was never too late to learn something. The past is unalterable in any event. The future is the only thing we can change. Learning the lessons of the past is the only way to shape the present and the future.”

“What we have today is most precious. The past is already gone and the future is yet to come. Therefore, we must seize the present moment, leave the past behind, and look forward to the future. Only then will our hearts be like the ocean – vast and boundless.”

“The good thing is that all the symbolic elements are gone, and that which really matters – the core – is left.”

“Past is gone , present is going and tomorrow is day after tomorrow's yesterday . So why worry about anything ? God is in all this .”

“They had no past. They had no future. They just were.”

“Summer was gone and now Indian summer. The grass was cold and there was no mist and no dew. After he left she would go in and light the gas and close the shatters, and he would go down the path and on to the village. To these two life had come quickly and gone, leaving not bitterness, but pity; not disillusion, but only pain.”