One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.
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You can't undo the past... but you can certainly not repeat it.
We can't let the past be forgotten.
The past can be used to renew the present, not just to bury it.
I cannot take back one word or action; the past does not change for anyone.
Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory.
A writer can't subtract or excise any of his/her past because doing so would erase the work produced during that time.
One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.
The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.
It is only education and understanding of the past that teaches us not to repeat history.
I do think you can change the past and the present somehow. Even if something has already happened, it doesn't mean it's settled.
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